Not Fade Away
A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found

Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found was well-written--once I got started I hardly put it down. I'd never heard of Rebecca Alexander or her story, so I wasn't sure what I was getting into with this memoir. Alexander leads the reader at a good pace, and is relatable. She is surprisingly u......more

What ages would I recommend it too? Eighteen and up. (Too many sexual references in the novel for a younger audience.) Length? A couple of days. Characters? Memorable, several characters. Setting? Real world. California and New York. Written approximately? 2014. Does the story leave questions in the read......more

This book is many things, all of them quite wonderful: A love letter to the sensory world written from deep in the space between where cognition occurs and reflection resounds. A truly inspiring testament to the human spirit’s power to overcome the circumstances of that game of genetic roulette whic......more

In an attempt to broaden my horizons I wasted a few hours of my life listening to this audiobook. I"m not sure how I managed to find it, it must have been either an audible daily deal or I might have accidentally bought it thinking it was something else. Anyway, Rebecca Alexander has a disease that......more

2.5 stars I started out really liking the book. She was an interesting story to tell and a unique point of view. However, the writing style really slowed me down. I found myself not being able to read it for more than 20 minutes at a time.......more