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misterfix's review against another edition
4.0
Read as research for a film I'm preparing for and found out to be very informative and also pleasant to read. Certainly one of the better books that deals with deaf culture and the dramatic changes of the past forty years. I appreciated his balanced perspective on the many opinions regarding ASL vs normalization, etc.
jenmillie's review against another edition
2.0
I expected a lot more from this book, it was kind of boring. Sorry, author man.
Planet of the Blind by Stephen Kuusisto is a really good memoir about being blind.
Planet of the Blind by Stephen Kuusisto is a really good memoir about being blind.
pamelas's review against another edition
4.0
Nice memoir of life as a deaf kid and deaf man in the hearing world. I really appreciated his insights into what it's like to be deaf, as well as his views on the Deaf Community. Since I have a son who is hard-oh-hearing, this gave me a glimpse of some of the challenges he runs into. Very entertaining, not an iota of self pity. Kisor's attitude is yes, I have a challenge, now what can I do to live with it comfortably?
tommyc's review against another edition
3.0
While I found parts of this memoir to be insightful and enjoyable, I think that Kisor told a few too many meaningless stories and failed to share enough life lessons that would have added the vigor that this book needed. 3.5/5
tiedyedude's review against another edition
1.0
I found the subtitle "Memoir of Deafness" to be somewhat deceiving: while he is completely deaf, he talks extensively about growing up in the hearing community and actively avoiding the deaf community. He tended to downplay the difficulties with his deafness, mostly presenting them as inconveniences that were easily overcome. Also, with a few exceptions, his major life events weren't all that extraordinary. After getting about 1/2 way through, I skimmed for another chapter or so before completely losing interest.
This may hold some significance for someone who is hearing-impaired, but aside from a handful of passages, I found it to be completely forgettable.
This may hold some significance for someone who is hearing-impaired, but aside from a handful of passages, I found it to be completely forgettable.
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