Voice: A Stutterer s Odyssey

by Scott Damian

"Scott's book will make a difference in the lives of the many people who struggle with this distressing disorder."—Jane Fraser, president, The Stuttering Foundation of America For thirty-three years, Scott Damian sought freedom from stuttering and being imprisoned by the terror of being unable to utter a single word, until he transformed into a highly successful actor and writer. Scott speaks to the heart and soul of a stutterer, and addresses healing, help, and hope for the millions who are similarly afflicted. Damian is the 2012 winner of the Converting Awareness into Action Award from the Stuttering Foundation of America.

280 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2013

Reviews

[Tony Dib · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have stuttered my whole life and experienced a lot of what the author went through. It is a daily struggle and a major source of stress and frustration. Therefore, I understand the desire to write a book about how someone broke free from the shackles of disability, and I'm happy for him because I know how it feels to have words stuck in your throat refusing to get out. However, there are several things in the book that I found irritating, like the needless exaggerated descriptions and the overuse of metaphors, accompanied by a reading style close to yelling. Not to forget the irrelevant, stupid cliché quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Maybe I would've been less annoyed had I read it instead of listening to the audiobook.

I was promised to be told how the author overcame the crippling impediment, but instead, I was bored with a detailed account of the author's life that forgot to mention how the stutter was finally treated! In one chapter he still stuttered, and in the next, he was miraculously fluent! I listened to the whole story waiting for that detail but was disappointed.

[Yvette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Touching memoir of a stutterer's journey to recovery.