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Summary: Helen Keller BOOK REVIEW!
Review: I absolutely fell in love with this autobiography because of Keller's powerful story of triumph. Through a type of streamed thought, her writing is beautifully honest and touching. Although this work is non-fiction, it is interesting to see the literary devices that have been weaved into the story. Even from the very beginning, Keller uses great similes. On the first page, for example, she states, "I have, as it were, a superstitious hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mist." In addition, she alludes or refers to the bible on occasion. A perfect example is her allusion to Mt. Sinai. Her biblical allusions very much lend themselves to a later part of the work when Helen speaks and learns of God. Furthermore, great imagery is used in her descriptions. Helen Keller loves nature, especially flowers, and she can describe them better than any person with perfect vision! She expresses the joy she finds pressing rose petals, as well as the wonder she finds in the motion of lilies swaying. Her beautiful imagery and her quite descriptive similes thoroughly amazed me; there were parts where I often forgot Helen was blind. The overall message of this work is the concept of man's ability overcome obstacles. While developing immensely and never giving up hope, Helen Keller is the epitome of the soul's ability to persevere.
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Summary: One of the most touching of my life
Review: I bought my copy at the bookshop in Ivy Green (Helen Keller's home in Tuscumbia, AL) out of curiosity. But when I read it I was filled with joy and admiration at her thoughts and outlook on life. I mark up and dog-ear very few books, but this one has more pages marked and dog-eared than any of the others in my library. I so look forward to reading other books by Helen Keller.
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Summary: Many had to read this
Review: I feel bad for saying this, cause Helen Keller was a fanominal woman, but her book made me want to kill myself out of boredom. I mean seriously, it's page after page of nothing. DO NOT READ THIS BOOK TO SAVE YOUR LIFE!!!
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Summary: A STORY WORTH TELLING
Review: I first read this book in 6th grade. I have read it several times in the intervening years, the most recent time being within the past one year.Helen Keller, blind and deaf since the age of 1 1/2 has offered, in her own words an accounting of her life experience. It is incredible to imagine how this woman, unable to see or hear can give such a strong voice to descriptions of nature. The book is replete with beautiful, articulate metaphors that draw the reader into the world as Helen knew it. One wonders how a person with no language can "think," and Helen provides some clues. During these "dark days," prior to the arrival of her "Teacher," Annie Sullivan, Helen's life was a series of desires and impressions. She could commnicate by a series of crude signs she and her parents had created. She demonstrated early on that she could learn. I like the way Helen herself takes her readers past that water pump when she learned that "all things have a name." Instead of getting stuck there, Helen takes her readers on the journey of her life to that point. In addition to having a good linguistic base, Helen also demonstrates having a phenomenal memory. When she was twelve, she wrote a story she believed to be her own. Entitled "The Frost King," it bore a strong resemblance to one written by a Ms. Canby called "The Frost Fairies." Many of the sentences are identical and a good number of the descriptions are paraphrased. In relating this devasting incident, Helen and Annie recall that Annie had exposed Helen to the story some three years earlier and Helen had somehow retained that information. This plainly shows intelligence. Both the "Frost" stories are reprinted in full, thus giving the reader a chance to see just how amazing being able to remember such a work really was. Helen describes her work raising money for other deaf-blind children to attend the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston and in so doing, embarks upon her lifelong mission as a crusader for multiply challenged individuals.
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Summary: The Story of a Remarkable Woman
Review: I had heard of Helen Keller but didn't really know what she was about.
It's a 5-star overall story. But in terms of language style and story-telling, it's 4-star for me (understandably, it's 100 years ago). Helen Keller wrote this in her 20s, while pursuing her degree at Radcliffe. So this is not her whole life, but wow.. what an amazing story! A girl is blind and deaf, and I would probably give up on her. But I'm ashamed of myself for that. Helen Keller was deaf and blind and yet this didn't stop her. She's bright and strong-headed. The power of self-determination combined with the great help from the wonderfully patient teacher in Anne Sullivan opened the door for her. Her desire to communicate with people, and her passion to "be normal" made her who she had accomplished to be. How did she "listen"? How did she "speak"? How did she write? She did all that and was good at them. Astonishingly unimaginable. And with such a kind heart, she could easily make a more complete person that we "normal" people can. "Helen sees more with her hands that we do with our eyes." Simply admirable. It sure left a mark in my heart and in my mind.
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Summary: The Story of a Remarkable Woman
Review: I had heard of Helen Keller but didn't really know what she was about. It's a 5-star overall story. But in terms of language style and story-telling, it's 4-star for me (understandably, it's 100 years ago). Helen Keller wrote this in her 20s, while pursuing her degree at Radcliffe. So this is not her whole life, but wow.. what an amazing story! A girl is blind and deaf, and I would probably give up on her. But I'm ashamed of myself for that. Helen Keller was deaf and blind and yet this didn't stop her. She's bright and strong-headed. The power of self-determination combined with the great help from the wonderfully patient teacher in Anne Sullivan opened the door for her. Her desire to communicate with people, and her passion to "be normal" made her who she had accomplished to be. How did she "listen"? How did she "speak"? How did she write? She did all that and was good at them. Astonishingly unimaginable. And with such a kind heart, she could easily make a more complete person that we "normal" people can. "Helen sees more with her hands that we do with our eyes." Simply admirable.
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Summary: Excelent story, but her discriptions of life are sceachy.
Review: I have read 3 books on her and this was the most detailed but had the least amount of the stories that are attributed to her. These sceans are of the fight in the kitchen, and the destruction of her first doll. On the other hand it showed her reactions to her most valued possesions and reactions of others. Over all I thought that this was a fonaminal book.
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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS GREAT
Review: I think that Helens Book was a great message. I think it tells people that no matter who you are you can always reach your goal.
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Summary: An EXCELLENT BOOK!!
Review: I thought that this book was a very good book because it said a lot how Helen Keller overcame deafness and blindness and was able to talk in many different languages!! It is a truely inspiring book!
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Summary: I had the destinct pleasure of meeting Ms. Keller personally
Review: I was about 8 years old, my grandmother had a "bed and breakfast" type of house in Garmisch, Germany, I was on my way home from school and had picked some flowers for her "B & B" tables, when I saw a lady with awhite cane, I gave her the flowers which I had picked for my grandma, The lady to whom I gave the flowers was Ms. Keller, the lady accompanying her was Ms. Sullivan. The next day, my teacher at school asked me to her office. Thinking that I was in trouble (again) I was worried about what was going on. She asked me where I had met Helen Keller; To which I replied "Helen who??" , She then explained to me who Helen Keller was. My grandmother and I then were invited to one of the finer hotels in Garmisch to have dinner with Ms Keller and Ms Sullivan. At which time she presented me with a hardcover of her book "The story of my life". What I belive makes this book special is the fact that Ms Keller wrote a note to me In GERMAN, she wrote: "An meiner kleine freund der meine hand froh machte mit 'Primrosen', eine botschft from fruehling mit liebe Helen Keller" In rough translation: "To my little friend, who made my hand happy with a message of spring with love Hellen Keller". This book is most certainly one of my most price posessions.
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