The world I live in

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Simply amazing book. I could not put it away. She provides an insight on how she perceives the world. She is truly an inspiration.

I loved this book, it explained her thoughts and how she felt in such great detail that I want to read it all again!

The writings of Helen Keller will always stand the test of time, and will always have something profound, for any and every generation. Her vivid and thought provoking explanation of how she interprets her environment is stunningly beautiful. It is filled with interesting historical tidbits, too. She describes the hands of some of the famous people she has met, such as Mark Twain, and what those hands said to her. This book is also a reminder that many people today need alternative ways to communicate. Most of us know someone with a low functioning loved one on the autism spectrum. I think it is important to remember that in Kellers time, she was considered low functioning. I pray we find the key to unlock autism, and Kellers life and writings offer hope that one day that door, like hers, will be unlocked.

What beautiful writing! Its pointed out in the intro that, more than most of us, her world was shaped with WORDS. Ive only read about four essays so far, and am profoundly touched. Ive always admired Helen Keller, but am newly re-impressed with her wisdom and vision, and touched that she can write so clearly as to make me feel how little she felt limited by her handicap. If Helen Keller had simply learned to behave and ask politely for her food, etc, it would have been an impressive accomplishment. The fact that she grew to fully embrace her intelligence, her world and her potential . . . wow. I know so many people who are content to just do the bare minimum, to not stretch their limits at all, to not show any intellectual curiosity . . . she had the perfect excuse to exert the least effort, yet she didnt. Once she was given the key, the entree to humanity, she didnt let her handicaps stop her. I love that even all these years later, she is still able to share that.

Remarkable person. Obviously she was a genius. If she’d had five senses instead of three, wow! God did some amazing things through her.

I havent read this yet; on my bookshelf.

Such an important read... Sensual... Powerful...

Astounding how insightful this woman was, as if sight was an impediment to true understanding. Incredibly eye-opening and delicate non fiction.

As a nurse, I deal with a lot of patient challenges but reading this gave me a new perspective of the challenges vision & hearing impaired patients go through. This showed me that my perception was way off. Great book! Easy to read & understand. Highly recommend it!