• Do You Dream in Color?

  • Insights from a Girl Without Sight
  • By: Laurie Rubin
  • Narrated by: Laurie Rubin
  • Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Do You Dream in Color?

By: Laurie Rubin
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Colors, Rubin tells us, affect everyone through sound, smell, taste, and a vast array of emotions and atmospheres. She explains that although she has been blind since birth, she has experienced color all her life.

In her memoir Do You Dream in Color?, Laurie Rubin looks back on her life as an international opera singer - who happens to be blind. From her loneliness and isolation as a middle school student to her experiences skiing, Rubin offers her young listeners a life story rich in detail and inspiration drawn from everyday challenges. Beginning with her childhood in California, Rubin tells the story of her life and the amazing experiences that led her to a career as an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano.

Rubin describes her past as a "journey towards identity", one she hopes will resonate with young people struggling with two fundamental questions: "Who am I?" and "Where do I fit in?" Although most of us aren't blind, Rubin believes that many of us have traits that make us something other than "normal". These differences, like blindness, may seem like barriers, but for the strong and the persistent, dreams can overcome barriers, no matter how large they may seem. This is what makes her story so unique yet universal - and so important for young listeners.

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Heartfelt documentation of an extraordinary life

The author gives a genuine insight of her experience as a blind person in American society. The personal narration and her professional voice makes this book very enjoyable. The story does not circumvent uncomfortable truths. It is entertaining and educational.

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