A review by zluke
Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body by Martin Pistorius

5.0

This is a wonderfully moving account of a man's struggle to be heard again. After suffering from an unknown neurological condition which left him unable to speak or control his body, Martin slowly began to regain awareness. The story follows him as he talks about his experiences of first realising who he was and understanding what had happened to him. It includes frank descriptions of the depression he felt when he struggled to communicate and he recounts some of the horrifying abuse he suffered at the hands of those supposed to be caring for him. I was moved to tears at several points, but also inspired by the incredible courage he manages to find, to keep going even after so many years of terrible isolation.