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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
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A raw and vulnerable narrative about the author’s experience of sudden hearing loss and vertigo.
“The immediate lesson was obvious: my situation had changed and so must I.”
The author’s writing made you feel like you were beside her through it all. Disorienting and debilitating, the condition and its prognosis was offset by a supreme selection of quotes at the start of each chapter and a quiet determination in the author. I thought the final chapter was incredibly heartwarming and truly exemplified the author’s lovely way of writing and expressing herself.
Nin, I appreciate you entrusting me with your story and thank you for sending me a copy of your book. May your “realistic future with sensible hopes and dreams” be all you envisage it to be.
Verdict: A story of grief and loss, adaptability, and perspective.
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I'd like to thank the author for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When I first started reading, I was surprised by how well written it was for a debut author. She is clearly gifted with words, and writes in a way that is almost like poetry the way it flows. I appreciated her honest and open descriptions of her sudden shift from able bodied to dizzy and deaf and the feelings that came along with it. By about halfway through, however, once the story transitioned from the details of diagnosis and treatment to the day to day experience, I found it harder to focus on what was being said. It felt at times overly worded, the direction a bit unclear. I feel the impact of what the author was trying to convey became watered down rather than highlighted, and that the text could have been broken up into chunks of thought that kept the point front and centre as opposed to a continuous thread that wove in and out of different thoughts. Overall, I think it was a very inspiring story of how tragedy can come to anyone at any time, but but we ultimately have the power to choose how to respond to it.
When I first started reading, I was surprised by how well written it was for a debut author. She is clearly gifted with words, and writes in a way that is almost like poetry the way it flows. I appreciated her honest and open descriptions of her sudden shift from able bodied to dizzy and deaf and the feelings that came along with it. By about halfway through, however, once the story transitioned from the details of diagnosis and treatment to the day to day experience, I found it harder to focus on what was being said. It felt at times overly worded, the direction a bit unclear. I feel the impact of what the author was trying to convey became watered down rather than highlighted, and that the text could have been broken up into chunks of thought that kept the point front and centre as opposed to a continuous thread that wove in and out of different thoughts. Overall, I think it was a very inspiring story of how tragedy can come to anyone at any time, but but we ultimately have the power to choose how to respond to it.
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challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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Although her challenges may be different from mine, I really appreciate how much of the author's struggles with identity and challenging stigmas I can relate to. The balance between making it about her personal story and making it something the reader can see themselves in was (I'm sure) challenging and Mok managing to tread the line well.
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