One of the most powerful books I've read and the rare 9/11 book that doesn't make me cry.

I'd heard & read some interviews with Hingson and found him to be an engaging story teller, but this book was even moreso. While it focused on his and Roselle's escape from the 78th floor of Tower 1, it was just as much the store of Hingson's time growing up blind in a sighted world. I don't think I've read too many memoirs coming from that place. This was also the story of the helpfulness that surrounded the awful events of 9/11: people wanting to help he & Roselle as they descended the stairs, the MTA worker who granted them refuge in the Fulton Street Station, David's friend who housed them in midtown until they could get trains to NJ... 9/11, like many disasters, brings out the best in people.

I was interested to read about his experiences growing up, both with echolocation and the early technology that helped blind people read and interact with the sighted world - with more to come as it relates to electric cars. I could have done without the sections that got heavy on religion though.

I was glad that the book ended before Roselle passed as that would have been heartbreaking.