What makes The Beauty of Dusk far more remarkable than one man’s triumph over life’s cruelties is how Bruni persevered through the difficulties: by seeking the counsel of others who had suffered physical losses. This isn’t the sad story of a man who lost his sight; it is the generous narrative of a student who sought wisdom when trials appeared in his life.

Bruni helps us see how hardship might allow for a deeper understanding than a life 'untouched by significant turmoil'.

Bruni...includes graphic descriptions of the treatment...and philosophical discourses on what it means truly to see.

Everywhere he perceives gratitude, optimism, hope, and courage in his interviewees, leading to a shift within himself to compassion and appreciation. The result is a book about vision loss that becomes testimony to human courage, a moving memoir that offers perspective, comfort, and hope..

Although it can sometimes read more like a long column than a memoir, Bruni’s optimistic book will be a balm to many..

Generous.

Some of his account of how he dealt with this infirmity is intriguing, and some feels like sentimental, self-help happy talk gone off the deep end.