Review: Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Good compelling read on a blind 9-11 survivor who was in the one of the towers when the 1st plane hit. Since you know he survives, there is no true climatic point in the story. He and his guide dog actually make it out about halfway through the book but he fills in the space around the 9-11 narrative with his experiences as a blind individual and how his upbringing made him who he is today and gave him the ability to make it through alive. I learned more about the blind than I did about 9-11 but that was fine and unexpected. Only complaints were he was a bit preachy – but how can I blame him if he is a religious individual? – and the title and cover image were a little misleading. The story was more about the man than the dog. We do learn a lot about his guide-dog and about how guide-dogs assist the blind but I had expected more focus on that aspect.
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