A memoir by Stephen Kuusisto, Planet of the Blind was funny and compelling. I don't usually read memoirs because I'm bored by the person at least halfway through. Kuusisto's description of the denial he and his family had about his disability was so intriguing that I couldn't get bored with him. He lived his childhood, adolescence, and part of his young adult life as a seeing person, although he was truly blind. Reading about him riding a bike and walking down busy streets gave me anxiety. Kuusisto's story made me feel compassion for him and anyone else who struggles with a disability they would desparately like to hide.
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