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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated The Diving-bell and the Butterfly in Books

Jul 2, 2019  
The Diving-bell and the Butterfly
The Diving-bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Dominique Bauby | 2015 | Biography
10
8.4 (5 Ratings)
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This is a short memoir with snip-bits of chapters. The late Bauby had locked in syndrome, this is one of the reasons that makes this book remarkable. Being unable to speak or move, his story is captured by a friend through the authors blinking with his left eye. He finds a way to rearrange the alphabet in order of letter usage in French. This is not a heart rendering account of a man trapped in (as he calls it) a cocoon, but rather a snap shot of the way he copes, the way his memory allows him to heighten his imagination, the way he separates his existence from the outside world and the way his mind saves him from boredom.
Beautifully written with a conversational tone, this is a wonderful glimpse into the mind of a person whose body no longer works.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Girl Who Digs Graves (The Gravedigger #1) in Books

Dec 16, 2019  
The Girl Who Digs Graves (The Gravedigger #1)
The Girl Who Digs Graves (The Gravedigger #1)
Willie E Dalton | 2019 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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My name is Helena Pierce, Hel for short. I’m a gravedigger... well I was when I was alive anyway.
I had a rough start in life, losing both my parents before I was even a week old. Thankfully, Ray took me in and taught me his trade. I grew used to death, just another part of life.
I enjoyed being the caretaker of the old mountain cemetery, and one day while I was ...

This is a hard book for me to rate. At first I struggled with the way it was written and the whole story. I never try to leave a bad review and I didn't think I would continue with this book. But I pushed through and I'm so glad I did!!! I really ended up enjoying it. It's certainly a different spin on being dead and I really came to enjoy the book enough to give the second book a try to! My advice if you're struggling stick with it.




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