Though you can feel his pain in the text, the way he's longing for his lost life and independence. Bauby has the chance to be such a tragic character, but he isn't really, it's incredible how he's able to keep going and produce a fantastic book. You'll fall in love with it, you just can't help but love it. It's a book which really speaks for itself, there's so much I could say for it, but I think it would be far better for you just to go out and read a copy yourself.
It must have taken so much effort to get even a sentence out, I really can't complain about the fact that I wish there were another 160 pages to devour during my reading session. Bauby had to work with another person who would run through the letters of the alphabet and watch for his blink each time they reached the letter he wanted. It's a selfish thought of course, when you consider the effort that went into its creation. I do rather selfishly wish that it was longer. I ended it finishing it shortly after midnight. So I just kept going, it's far too good to stop and can easily be read in one sitting. When I went to bed (rather late) I decided to read on and realised I was over half-way through it. I started reading it in the morning, and was a good portion of the way through it by the time I stopped.
Somehow all the more special because it's true, Bauby is telling his own story. Imagine being trapped in you own body, unable to move and your only method of communication is via blinking one eye (the other having been sewn shut for its own protection). It's a truly incredible story, and it's quite horrifying to think about. I really wanted a copy of my own, I would have loved to have had the copy pictured above, but I'm happy with the one I got. Last year The Book People advertised their Stranger Than Fiction set of books and the main books that sold it to me were The Perfect Storm and this book.
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