Reviews
Hearing Isn't the Only Thing Lost When One Goes Deaf
Diane Leach on PopMattershttp://www.popmatters.com/review/180207-shouting-wont-help-by-katherine-bouton/
Washington Post, by John Christiansen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/shouting-wont-help-why-i--and-50-million-other-americans--cant-hear-you-by-katherine-bouton/2013/04/12/c0ac3ffa-9007-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html
Jane Brody, The New York Times. 3/25/13. What Causes Hearing Loss
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/what-causes-hearing-loss/
The New Yorker, Briefly Noted, 3/25/13.
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2013/03/25/130325crbn_brieflynoted4
It's behind their pay wall, but it's a great 300 words!. Thank you, New Yorker.
The Sound of Silence, by Seth Horowitz, New York Times Book Review,
March 1, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/books/review/shouting-wont-help-by-katherine-bouton.html?ref=books
Listen Up, Sara Nelson on Amazon.com
http://www.omnivoracious.com/2013/02/sara-says-listen-up-.html
Hearing Mojo:
Buy Katherine Bouton’s Book, “Shouting Won’t Help” Today — It’s The Best I’ve Read On Hearing Loss by David Copithorne, 2/19/13
http://hearingmojo.com/katherine-bouton-on-hearing-loss
Katherine Bouton's 'Shouting Won't Help', valuable informative on hearing lossBy Sarah Willis, Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2013/02/katherine_boutons_shouting_won.html
Buy Katherine Bouton’s Book, “Shouting Won’t Help” Today — It’s The Best I’ve Read On Hearing Loss by David Copithorne, 2/19/13
http://hearingmojo.com/katherine-bouton-on-hearing-loss
Katherine Bouton's 'Shouting Won't Help', valuable informative on hearing lossBy Sarah Willis, Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2013/02/katherine_boutons_shouting_won.html
Boston Globe, 2/18/13
Shouting Won't Help, reviewed by Judy Bolton-Fasman
http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2013/02/18/book-review-shouting-won-help-why-and-million-other-americans-can-hear-you-katherine-bouton/dnamJtriY3ExTEblhODqFL/story.html
People Magazine, 4 Stars
2/18/13
Wall Street Journal, 2/16/13 "When the Noise Becomes Too Much," by Roger Clark Miller
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323807004578283950818439098.html
Cleveland.com, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/15/13
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323807004578283950818439098.html
People Magazine, 4 Stars
2/18/13
Wall Street Journal, 2/16/13 "When the Noise Becomes Too Much," by Roger Clark Miller
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323807004578283950818439098.html
Cleveland.com, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/15/13
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323807004578283950818439098.html
Comments, on the book jacket
Jerome Groopman:
“Katherine Bouton offers a wealth of information and insight about a frustrating and isolating condition. Her book inspires those who suffer from hearing loss and educates those who wish to understand its vicissitudes.”
Jerome Groopman, Recanati Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, staff writer New Yorker Magazine.
Steven Pinker:
Shouting Won’t Help is a fascinating and frequently moving exploration of the hearing loss that strikes on so many of us and those we love. The book is filled enlightening personal observations, wise advice, and answers to frequently asked questions. If you’ve even said “What?”, gotten annoyed at those who do, had a miserable experience at an expensive but cacophonous restaurant, or wondered which is most dangerous to your health—sex, drugs, or rock and roll—this book is for you.
Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct.
Deborah Solomon:
"The world is getting noisier, but fortunately we have Katherine Bouton, whose talent for listening remains undiminished by her hearing loss. Her book is both a moving memoir and an indispensable resource for anyone who cares about their ears."
Deborah Solomon is the author of "Utopia Parkway."
Peggy Orenstein
"Katherine Bouton's book is not only entertaining -- it is profoundly necessary. As the daughter of a hearing-impaired parent, I found that it offered me insight, inspired compassion, and made me feel less alone. I can't wait to share it with my mom!"
Peggy Orenstein is the author of "Cinderella Ate My Daughter."
Peter Kramer
"Katherine Bouton makes a brave personal contribution by underscoring the emotional harm deafness can cause. Open, frank, wise, up-to-date, and consistently informative, Shouting Won’t Help will be of immense use to anyone dealing with hearing loss."
Peter D. Kramer, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and author of "Against Depression."
“Katherine Bouton offers a wealth of information and insight about a frustrating and isolating condition. Her book inspires those who suffer from hearing loss and educates those who wish to understand its vicissitudes.”
Jerome Groopman, Recanati Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, staff writer New Yorker Magazine.
Steven Pinker:
Shouting Won’t Help is a fascinating and frequently moving exploration of the hearing loss that strikes on so many of us and those we love. The book is filled enlightening personal observations, wise advice, and answers to frequently asked questions. If you’ve even said “What?”, gotten annoyed at those who do, had a miserable experience at an expensive but cacophonous restaurant, or wondered which is most dangerous to your health—sex, drugs, or rock and roll—this book is for you.
Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct.
Deborah Solomon:
"The world is getting noisier, but fortunately we have Katherine Bouton, whose talent for listening remains undiminished by her hearing loss. Her book is both a moving memoir and an indispensable resource for anyone who cares about their ears."
Deborah Solomon is the author of "Utopia Parkway."
Peggy Orenstein
"Katherine Bouton's book is not only entertaining -- it is profoundly necessary. As the daughter of a hearing-impaired parent, I found that it offered me insight, inspired compassion, and made me feel less alone. I can't wait to share it with my mom!"
Peggy Orenstein is the author of "Cinderella Ate My Daughter."
Peter Kramer
"Katherine Bouton makes a brave personal contribution by underscoring the emotional harm deafness can cause. Open, frank, wise, up-to-date, and consistently informative, Shouting Won’t Help will be of immense use to anyone dealing with hearing loss."
Peter D. Kramer, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and author of "Against Depression."
Pre-publication reviews:
Kirkus
A former New York Times senior editor's poignant, enlightening memoir of hearing loss.
Hearing impairment is a widespread, and widely misunderstood, condition that afflicts nearly 50 million Americans. With ever-specialized medical technology and increasingly precise diagnostic tools, treatment options are better than ever, but the nature of damage to the inner ear remains opaque. In addition, in a culture dominated by oral communication, a persistent stigma remains attached to going deaf and to its prosthetic aids. Where hearing loss was once associated with the elderly, statistics suggest that an increasing number of young people put themselves at risk for early damage by exposure to overloud music, sports arenas, even subway stations. Bouton, whose own hearing loss has no known cause, details her struggle to accept the disability and to navigate the complex physical and emotional changes that accompany the inability to hear well. Vanity considerations aside—most hearing aids have an exterior element, drawing visibility to an otherwise invisible condition—the decision to wear a hearing aid or to have surgery to install a cochlear implant has financial and psychological ramifications. Most insurance companies don't cover all costs related to hearing loss, and often such devices don't work right away or even at all. Vertigo, tinnitus and depression are also common side effects of hearing loss or surgery, and the small adjustments and audio therapy required to get devices to work can take years. By interspersing her story with those of many others—both those suffering with hearing loss and the medical experts working to find a cure—the author provides a relatable, inspiring narrative of taking control, going public and finding comfort and empowerment in connecting with others facing similar difficulties.
A well-written, powerful book.
Hearing impairment is a widespread, and widely misunderstood, condition that afflicts nearly 50 million Americans. With ever-specialized medical technology and increasingly precise diagnostic tools, treatment options are better than ever, but the nature of damage to the inner ear remains opaque. In addition, in a culture dominated by oral communication, a persistent stigma remains attached to going deaf and to its prosthetic aids. Where hearing loss was once associated with the elderly, statistics suggest that an increasing number of young people put themselves at risk for early damage by exposure to overloud music, sports arenas, even subway stations. Bouton, whose own hearing loss has no known cause, details her struggle to accept the disability and to navigate the complex physical and emotional changes that accompany the inability to hear well. Vanity considerations aside—most hearing aids have an exterior element, drawing visibility to an otherwise invisible condition—the decision to wear a hearing aid or to have surgery to install a cochlear implant has financial and psychological ramifications. Most insurance companies don't cover all costs related to hearing loss, and often such devices don't work right away or even at all. Vertigo, tinnitus and depression are also common side effects of hearing loss or surgery, and the small adjustments and audio therapy required to get devices to work can take years. By interspersing her story with those of many others—both those suffering with hearing loss and the medical experts working to find a cure—the author provides a relatable, inspiring narrative of taking control, going public and finding comfort and empowerment in connecting with others facing similar difficulties.
A well-written, powerful book.
Publishers Weekly
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-26304-1
Shouting Won’t Help:
Why I—and 50 Million Other Americans—Can’t Hear You
Katherine Bouton. FSG/Sarah Crichton, $26 (272p) ISBN 978-0-374-26304-1
Though she’s never been able to pinpoint the cause of her affliction, former New York Times senior editor Bouton remembers the day she began to lose her hearing and suddenly found herself among the ranks of the estimated 275 million people around the world with some type of hearing impairment. She recounts her story and expands it to include the experiences of others (each chapter closes with a profile of a person with a hearing disability, including a British opera singer, a psychoanalyst, and a professor), crafting a study rich in detail and broad in scope that touches on the intricacies of cochlear implants and the increasing amount of ambient noise in our society, as well as the shame, frustration, and guilt the hearing impaired face in the workplace and in private conversation. This 360 degree approach to the topic makes this more than just a memoir; it’s a unique method of storytelling that educates, engages, and occasionally enrages the reader, who will come away with a new understanding of the widespread and often puzzling topic of hearing loss and how it can be overcome, or at least managed. Agent: Jim Levine, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency Inc. (Feb. 19)
Shouting Won’t Help:
Why I—and 50 Million Other Americans—Can’t Hear You
Katherine Bouton. FSG/Sarah Crichton, $26 (272p) ISBN 978-0-374-26304-1
Though she’s never been able to pinpoint the cause of her affliction, former New York Times senior editor Bouton remembers the day she began to lose her hearing and suddenly found herself among the ranks of the estimated 275 million people around the world with some type of hearing impairment. She recounts her story and expands it to include the experiences of others (each chapter closes with a profile of a person with a hearing disability, including a British opera singer, a psychoanalyst, and a professor), crafting a study rich in detail and broad in scope that touches on the intricacies of cochlear implants and the increasing amount of ambient noise in our society, as well as the shame, frustration, and guilt the hearing impaired face in the workplace and in private conversation. This 360 degree approach to the topic makes this more than just a memoir; it’s a unique method of storytelling that educates, engages, and occasionally enrages the reader, who will come away with a new understanding of the widespread and often puzzling topic of hearing loss and how it can be overcome, or at least managed. Agent: Jim Levine, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency Inc. (Feb. 19)