Now I See You

Such a relatable story

I was recommended this book because I suffer from many many of the same things as Nicole.

I loved her stories and how I was able to relate to them in my own way. She made me laugh, she drew me in.

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I was drawn to it...

I was drawn to this book since my vision has always been a challenge and because my eye doctor recommended it. I kept expecting more, and it never seemed to get to it. This was her memoirs though and her life is continuing from this book so there is more to her story, just not there yet. The only negative that prevents me from truly recommending this book to anyone is the constant vulgarity. I just about stopped listening several times due to the language, but kept hoping there was a good ending to the story in regards to her vision. Nothing in this book to keep reading for, for me.

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Not bad

What did you like best about Now I See You? What did you like least?

I appreciated how open and honest the author was about her life; however, I didn't like all the swearing because it seemed unnecessary.

What did you like best about this story?

It was an interesting memoir.

What does Nicole C. Kear bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I think people can understand the author better when they narrate their own work.

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Educated does not mean shaded vocabulary is acceptable when expressing oneself with profanity. try again.

Funny & lighthearted storytelling

A good book to read. Inspirational mesagges from the author in a funny way. It helped to not focus on the sad part of her story. Good read!

Disappointing

As someone who has also suffered significant vision loss, I was interested in hearing this author’s journey. While some aspects were meaningful- the profound sense of loss, the denial, the hazards of daily life, the decision to have children despite the challenges - the rest of the book was a profanity-laced, whiny, selfish, bore. Her husband must have a ton of patience to put up with her. The way she talked about her mother was not flattering, and maybe she doesn’t really have any respect for her mother, but I didn’t find it amusing. In fact, I don’t recall laughing at any of the “drama” or cutesy commentary. I endured until the chapter about Pompeii, then gave up and started skipping ahead chapters, hoping to find something more interesting. Listened to the very end, then was relieved it was over. I don’t plan to watch the movie. While I agree that having a sense of humor is helpful when dealing with vision loss, this brand of forced drama and immature petulance was lost on me. The years of lying even to the point of endangering her children? Not funny.

Incredible, one of the best audio books I’ve listened to !

Nicole’s story about going blind from the time she is 19 is just incredible. Not a melodramatic story, on the contrary: she is stubborn, adopts risky behaviours, takes risks, and lies through the deterioration of her eyesight. This made her not very likeable at times (sorry Nicole) but funny and relatable. It’s a story like no other I’ve heard and I was riveted !

Good to know how this mother handled her losing her sight.

I appreciated being educated about this women’s sight loss journey. Her denial was empathetically explained - although frustrating.

Didn’t appreciate the language. For me, using “f....”
regularly makes me lose respect for the author.

Thanks

Thank you for your story❤️it was incredible. God bless you and your family. You’re a true warrior princess 👑

Grating

Just can’t finish it. I don’t find her funny. Respect all that she has accomplished but find the telling obnoxious.