A review by palliem
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

5.0

Bauby is a gorgeous writer and brilliantly captures the horror of "locked-in syndrome." It's strange how poignant and sparse the language is in contrast to the nightmare Bauby was living in each day. Maybe that's what makes the book work so well--the juxtaposition. By letting us into his inner-thoughts through his poetic language, he only highlights the pain of being trapped in an inert body, unable to communicate with the world around him.

I couldn't bear to put this book aside and I wished it were longer. I loved every minute of it.