Rick B. (bup) - , reviewed on 4/21/2013 + 166 more book reviews

I liked the book. Perhaps putting it on my science shelf is questionable, but I thought it belonged on there more than not. But it's perhaps a 55/45 proposition.

Taylor's writing voice is somewhat bland, and full of stock phrases and cliche, but the woman's story is incredible. If a woman can recover - basically completely - from the size of a stroke she had, then there's hope for everybody. That's what makes the book so much worth reading.

Maybe just knowing she did it is enough, though. Watching her TED talk might be as good as reading the book.

Anyway, as much as Susan and I rolled our eyes at some of the passages, it still made us more hopeful (I need another word for hope - is there one?) for the future.

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