It has been awhile since I've picked up a book about 9/11. In fact, the only ones I've read have been novels and I found them to be unrealistic and overly sappy. This book was a breath of fresh air. Thunder Dog tells the remarkable true story of a man who cannot see and the dog who guides him out of the burning World Trade Center.
The author has never been one to let his impairment hold him back and so when he found himself in the towers on that September day, hard at work preparing for a meeting, he reacted as he always did. He simply made a calm decision, trusted his guide dog and was fortunate to make it out of the towers alive.
My favorite part of this book was how the author jumped from the story of his descent down thousands of stairs to the story of his life and how being blind has only been a small part of who he is. I am a sucker for memoirs and found this one to be candid and interesting. I am not a dog lover by any means, but I found Roselle, the author's guide dog to be completely endearing.
Overall, a quick and easy read and an interesting story about one man's survival of 9/11.
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