A good way to learn how people live with vision loss, is to listen to their audiobook memoirs. The experience can be personal, almost intimate, and enlightening, even therapeutic and validating. We get to hear the authors literary voice, often narrated in their actual speaking voice. Each story is a master class on navigating challenges, coping with the emotional impacts, discovering new approaches, and learning vicariously.
In her AudioFile Magazine review, “Learning To See Again,” Michelle Ritholz thoughtfully delves into a curated selection of six audiobooks that explore vision loss, not as a limitation, but as a catalyst for renewed perception and resilience. The collection presents a powerful and profoundly moving auditory journey, inviting listeners to walk in the shoes of individuals adjusting to life without full sight.
Book covers from six audiobooks by authors: Molly Burke, Nicole Kear, David Tatel, Anna Lyndsay, James Robinson, and Frank Bruni. Image credit: AudioFile Magazine
The stories paint a rich mosaic of how people redefine seeing, and being, on their own terms. Each author introduces different dimensions. Frank Bruni explores adaptation. David Tatel successfully comes to terms. Nicole Kear meets her daily challenges with a beautiful and endearing humor. Molly Burke is powerful public advocate and YouTube sensation. James Robinson helps us see through his eyes, and Anna Lyndsey finds her way in darkness.
Michelle’s review of these memoirs highlights how audiobooks can transform our experience. The audio format itself becomes a vessel of empowerment—illustrating that while vision may change, the act of listening, engaging, and imagining remains full of possibility. You’ll want to listen to every one of these audiobooks, and then listen again.
Read, or listen to, the full article by Michelle Ritholz on AudioFile Magazine…
