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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
inspiring
medium-paced
Fantastic novel! This is also not the book version of the movie all of us have seen. That is only the first few chapters. It is really cool to see how Helen and Anne interacted with each other and the world around them.
Helen Keller's autobiography was GREAT. She is so smart and so thoughtful. Did you know that she could also understand French and German!? WHAT! The thing that struck me most was how she referred to herself as "dull" because she struggled with math. This woman who was blind and deaf, who learned to touch-sign and read lips with her fingers in THREE LANGUAGES, who was the first deaf-blind person to graduate college and who wrote a dozen books, thought that she was dumb and was down on herself for not grasping arithmetic easily. I can't wait to read her other works.
This book certainly opened my mind to the issue of people with disabilities, and it is fascinating to read about how Helen experiences her world. The book seemed a bit vapid at first, but I have grown to like the writer, who was a freethinker and a strong woman who is a great role model for people.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
inspiring
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emotional
informative
inspiring
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fast-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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slow-paced
My official rating: 7 out of 10 drops of water
I have always, since the moment I learned about her, admired this woman, this book didn't change that. In fact, I think I admire her even more. Wow, did she accomplish so much. And I totally relate to her dislike of math, too!
I read this when I was younger, many, many years ago and thought it was challenging. Rereading it now, I think it was just becuase of her almost poetic and sensory heavy descriptions in ways other then sight and sound (understandably) which was just not something I was used to at the time. I feel like I got so much more out of it re-reading it now and I'm so glad I chose to do so! She truly is an inspiration and proof that determination, a stubborn disposition and a strong desire can lead you to reaching dreams many thought/think impossible.
I have always, since the moment I learned about her, admired this woman, this book didn't change that. In fact, I think I admire her even more. Wow, did she accomplish so much. And I totally relate to her dislike of math, too!
I read this when I was younger, many, many years ago and thought it was challenging. Rereading it now, I think it was just becuase of her almost poetic and sensory heavy descriptions in ways other then sight and sound (understandably) which was just not something I was used to at the time. I feel like I got so much more out of it re-reading it now and I'm so glad I chose to do so! She truly is an inspiration and proof that determination, a stubborn disposition and a strong desire can lead you to reaching dreams many thought/think impossible.