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3.8 AVERAGE
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Helen Keller was a great writer, along with being remarkable in so many other ways.
My favourite quote because it deeply relates to how I feel about life right now:
"When one enters the portals of learning, one leaves the dearest pleasures - solitude, books, and imagination - outside with the whispering pines. I suppose I ought to find some comfort in the thought that I am laying up treasures for future enjoyment, but I am improvident enough to prefer present joy to hoarding riches against a rainy day."
After I read this part, I couldn't put the book down I felt like I was her bestie just listening to a long voice memo.
"When one enters the portals of learning, one leaves the dearest pleasures - solitude, books, and imagination - outside with the whispering pines. I suppose I ought to find some comfort in the thought that I am laying up treasures for future enjoyment, but I am improvident enough to prefer present joy to hoarding riches against a rainy day."
After I read this part, I couldn't put the book down I felt like I was her bestie just listening to a long voice memo.
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informative
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This book was so interesting. Not very fast moving, but short, so that problem takes care of itself. Even though Helen Keller wrote this herself, I feel like a lot of the time she isn't as much of herself as I wanted her to be. She tries really hard to write and explain things in such a way that people reading her words can identify with--i.e. she uses descriptive words for the way things look or sound, when you know she can't see or hear. The best moments in the book where when she described things with the senses she could use, touch, smell, taste. Every day moments, like visiting a museum, become quite a new experience when described through touch and texture and vibration. And I love the way she explains what it was like for her before she learned how to communicate with language. She meets amazing people and has some wonderful experiences. I love how she describes her friendship with books. And having her tell about what obstacles she faced when trying to take her college entrance exams were really eye opening too. Her life story really is a miracle. It's well worth the read.
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Exquisite. A beautiful mind and soul. I'm sure I've read her story as a child, but am so glad to revisit it now.
I loved it! I've always been curious about Helen Keller and was excited to learn that she had an autobiography. It was beautifully written and I deeply appreciate being able to read her story. What she has managed to accomplish has surprised me and now I admire her even more. :)