Blindsided
The True Story of One Man's Crusade Against Chemical Giant DuPont for a Boy with No Eyes

Overall I thought the book was pretty good. However, as a blind person I found some of the descriptions of blindness to be quite inaccurate. Blind people can live fulfilling lives, as I have done. It makes people pity us, and makes it hard for us to be seen in a positive way. The perception that we......more

This book was a hard read for me, not because of the legal side and the story of the court, but because of the autobiographical side. I have never encountered a more arrogant author before. It was difficult to find a single page where the author didn’t talk about how smart, clever, or generous of a......more

I have to say I was surprised by this book. Most autobiographies I read were dull and boring, not to mention that the author isn’t even a writer. However, I found myself quickly interested in this story of a man standing for a weak, small boy with no eyes. I shouldn’t really call it a story as it a......more

The story is fascinating and gives so much information about how the court system works and the process of this case. However, the author is so self-satisfied and self-aggrandizing, as well as angry and insulting toward others, that it was difficult to finish the story. I wanted the plaintiff to win......more

Jim Ferraro's book that recounts the blow by blow legal drama of the true life Castillo-vs-Dupont case pulls you in. This book is wonderfully read and holds your interest (it's a page turner). It's remarkable that this story was the reality for the Castillo family and for a Lawyer who was brave enou......more