So much great advice and many great quotes included in this book! There were several parts of the book that I really enjoyed including how we play our cards with the hand dealt to us, making choices, making lemonade out of lemons, and many other insights that the author digs into. Keeping your heart and mind open and not judging but trying to understand is something that I wish everyone in the world would do. I recommend this book for a lot of its advice and the inspiring story of a man who went blind but was able to keep his heart and mind open to life and love. I received an advance copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is written well enough, though clearly I should stop requesting to review anything in this genre. Not much new to ponder in these pages, but for those who do well with hearing similar messages repeated in order to self-improve, I expect this will be well-received. Not for me, but definitely good for some. Thanks for the opportunity to review this book.

Isaac Lidsky seems like a great guy. His writing style is likable, enjoyable, and conversational. For a Harvard educated lawyer, I might have expected something a bit more stuffy.

Lidsky is very real in his presentation. He laughs about the true tales behind his year as a teenage celebrity, He shares his moments of doubt and anger upon learning he was going blind. He affirms what it means to embrace the fear instead of letting it rule over you. To live with Eyes Wide Open.

Lidsky has a great many stories and ideas, but they don't always congeal together. I can see where a reader might see this as a "hardship occurs, and somehow Lidsky still overcomes the obstacle and achieves success." His book is definitely more of a philosophical look as opposed to a self help book, but it fights to maintain what the overall thesis should be. There are some great sections of the book that would be helpful to a parent or teacher with their kids.

I did enjoy reading Eyes Wide Open, but I don't know if I would go back and read it again.