The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
~ Jean-Dominique Bauby
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A few people whose profile includes this book
Sonnet
~ 31-year-old woman in New York, NY
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
“A masterwork for two reasons: (1) it was tediously written by a man paralyzed by locked-in syndrome, who had to have someone...”
Arcadia
“Fave play. It's about literature, history, math, science, sex, and intellectual curiosity, told with incomparable wit. The...”
Undine
~ 37-year-old woman in Bad Sobernheim, Germany
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
“"Schmetterling und Taucherglocke". Das berührt.”
The Shadow of the Wind
“"Im Schatten des Windes"”
coffeespoons
~ 36-year-old woman in Omaha, NE
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
“I still can't imagine the patience and tenacity it would take to blink out the letters to this book.”
Naked
“Hilarious.”
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Jan 2, 2011, 1:24 PM
Writergal, a 45-year-old woman in Columbia
“Have you seen the film? Nicely done. Unfortunately, I didn't read the book first, and of course for some reason it's so difficult to experience the two art forms in that order, film first then book.”
Oct 1, 2010, 11:18 PM
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clarawinter, a 54-year-old woman in Lucas
“Great reminder not to take anything for granted... and an amazing demonstration of personal strength and perseverance.”