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aprsch 's review for:
Suddenly Silent and Still
by Nin Mok
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I'd like to thank the author for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When I first started reading, I was surprised by how well written it was for a debut author. She is clearly gifted with words, and writes in a way that is almost like poetry the way it flows. I appreciated her honest and open descriptions of her sudden shift from able bodied to dizzy and deaf and the feelings that came along with it. By about halfway through, however, once the story transitioned from the details of diagnosis and treatment to the day to day experience, I found it harder to focus on what was being said. It felt at times overly worded, the direction a bit unclear. I feel the impact of what the author was trying to convey became watered down rather than highlighted, and that the text could have been broken up into chunks of thought that kept the point front and centre as opposed to a continuous thread that wove in and out of different thoughts. Overall, I think it was a very inspiring story of how tragedy can come to anyone at any time, but but we ultimately have the power to choose how to respond to it.
When I first started reading, I was surprised by how well written it was for a debut author. She is clearly gifted with words, and writes in a way that is almost like poetry the way it flows. I appreciated her honest and open descriptions of her sudden shift from able bodied to dizzy and deaf and the feelings that came along with it. By about halfway through, however, once the story transitioned from the details of diagnosis and treatment to the day to day experience, I found it harder to focus on what was being said. It felt at times overly worded, the direction a bit unclear. I feel the impact of what the author was trying to convey became watered down rather than highlighted, and that the text could have been broken up into chunks of thought that kept the point front and centre as opposed to a continuous thread that wove in and out of different thoughts. Overall, I think it was a very inspiring story of how tragedy can come to anyone at any time, but but we ultimately have the power to choose how to respond to it.