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Learning To Stutter
Kenneth Kocher seems to have it all - a good heart, a sense of humor, decent looks, and lots of money. What he doesn't have is something most of us take for granted - freedom of speech. Kenneth lives with a severe stutter which has wreaked havoc with his life since childhood.
After much embarrassment, pain and soul-searching, Kenneth realizes that to free his inner self he must accept the fact that he cannot be cured, and that he must learn to stutter with grace. Along the way he meets another stutterer and a young widow who are both dealing with the stumbling blocks in their own lives.
Using an experimental syntax to portray the neurological component of the syndrome, the novel gives the reader a unique view of stuttering from the inside out.
After much embarrassment, pain and soul-searching, Kenneth realizes that to free his inner self he must accept the fact that he cannot be cured, and that he must learn to stutter with grace. Along the way he meets another stutterer and a young widow who are both dealing with the stumbling blocks in their own lives.
Using an experimental syntax to portray the neurological component of the syndrome, the novel gives the reader a unique view of stuttering from the inside out.
437 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2016
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Sherm Davis
4 books14 followersDavid Howard Sherman (Davis) is a writer, musician and international educator who has lived and taught in five countries on four continents. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised on Long Island, he currently teaches music in Vienna, Austria. Learning to Stutter is his first novel, and a bilingual (English/Spanish) collection of short stories is on the way shortly.
His journalism, poetry, and prose have appeared in the United States, Canada, Guatemala, and online.
His novel "Learning to Stutter" deals with graceful disfluency and the art of self-acceptance, and was completed by Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.
His journalism, poetry, and prose have appeared in the United States, Canada, Guatemala, and online.
His novel "Learning to Stutter" deals with graceful disfluency and the art of self-acceptance, and was completed by Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.
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July 22, 2016
All people are born with a disability of some sort, that is what makes the world so amazing, because we are all different. Some of our disabilities do not show as others do. And sometimes the world can be cruel in judging someone based on their outer appearance, the way the they walk, talk and act. Their actions can wreak havoc on one’s emotions and crushes their self-esteem.
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I read this book and had all the feelings above. People think stuttering is not a big deal, but to the people who experience it, it is. I have a brother who had a stuttering problem and refused to talk because of it. So this book by Sherm Davis, I welcomed with open arms. I felt Mr. Davis did a fantastic job of showing the up and downs of stuttering, but mostly shed light on the deep, upsetting feelings that people deal with it. I liked it a lot and recommend it to everyone.
Now on to my review.
I read this book and had all the feelings above. People think stuttering is not a big deal, but to the people who experience it, it is. I have a brother who had a stuttering problem and refused to talk because of it. So this book by Sherm Davis, I welcomed with open arms. I felt Mr. Davis did a fantastic job of showing the up and downs of stuttering, but mostly shed light on the deep, upsetting feelings that people deal with it. I liked it a lot and recommend it to everyone.
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