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A review by milointhewoods
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
5.0
this book would be remarkable if it were a work of fiction. it is not and that is all the more remarkable.
it is well written and devastatingly melancholy. each word was painstakingly chosen by bauby and this shows. his prose is impressive and meaningful.
this book made me think a lot about my papa, who died recently. i loved him a lot and i regret the way i acted in the last few months of his life. this novel opened up my understanding of his perspective, and whilst i doubt that bauby and my papa’s personalities were all that aligned, this book helped me think a lot.
i really loved this. i cried.
it is well written and devastatingly melancholy. each word was painstakingly chosen by bauby and this shows. his prose is impressive and meaningful.
this book made me think a lot about my papa, who died recently. i loved him a lot and i regret the way i acted in the last few months of his life. this novel opened up my understanding of his perspective, and whilst i doubt that bauby and my papa’s personalities were all that aligned, this book helped me think a lot.
i really loved this. i cried.