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Laddar... Mexico by Touch: True life experiences of a blind American DeeJay (urspr publ 2003; utgåvan 2003)av Larry P. Johnson
VerksinformationMexico by touch : true life experiences of a blind American deejay av Larry P. Johnson (2003)
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. AT AGE 18 HE TRAVELED ALONE TO MEXICO CITY . BECAME THE TOP DEEJAY FOR THE #1 TOP 40 RADIO STATION IN MEXICO . DROVE A CAR ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN THE MEXICAN CAPITAL . COMPETED AGAINST STEVIE WONDER IN A FOOT RACE AT 3 AM . BROADCAST THE 1969 APOLLO 11 LUNAR LANDING . BECAME THE FIRST BLIND NEWSCASTER ON MEXICAN TELEVISION list end MEXICO BY TOUCH BY LARRY P. JOHNSON Humorous, highly readable account of the author's adventures as a blind American in Mexico. Marvelously charming metamorphosis from tourist to student to popular radio deejay. A great many books have been published in which the protagonist has been a person who is blind. The unique difference in "Mexico by Touch" is that it takes place in the fascinating land of Mexico. The author''s blindness is not the central theme of the story, simply one of the components. A book for those who enjoy inspiring stories of personal optimism and perseverance and for those who enjoy laughing at our human mistakes and misadventures. NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO FORMAT Narrated by the author in a 5-CD set. To order the audio version contact the author via E-mail: Larjo1@prodigy.net Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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For anyone to decide to live in a foreign country is a bold decision. To do this in your late teens without really knowing anyone in this new home is even bolder. Given this scenario, you will either give up and quickly return to your native country or you will have the experience of a lifetime Mexico By Touch is filled with reminiscences of the latter kind. If you take away the fact that Johnson has been blind from birth, the stories he relays are terrific. When you add that back in, his life becomes incredible.
Most of the stories could have happened to anyone pursuing the expatriate life style and becoming very at home in their adopted country. The few that pertain to his being blind, are mostly humorous. There is one story, and I won't spoil it by giving it away, where he and an accomplice take advantage of someone by virtue of his being blind. While funny, I felt it was gratuitous and had the situation been reversed, borderline mean spirited.
What I did not like about the book were the physical aspects of it. There were a lot of errors: names would be capitalized in one place but not in another; "an" was used instead of "and". Much more of a problem was the editing of the stories. There was very little flow to the narrative and the book is a collection of short memories. I would really like to see a second edition of this book where all the stories are taken together and edited into some semblance of order, either chronological or by type of experience. Sadly, this effected the overall experience of the book so much, I had to drop this to just a mediocre read from what could have been an outstanding story.
While not a travelogue in the strict sense, there is enough insight to Mexico City of the recent past to provide some interest to travel readers. If you like biographies of people becoming successful in spite of adversity, you should enjoy the stories presented here. If you are extremely critical and didactic about editing, stay away from this collection of memories. ( )