RaveLos Angeles Review of BooksI was instantly drawn into this powerful story ... I was equal parts goose-pimpled and crying, and both were common experiences for me over the course of my read ... Gilpeer’s writing is clear and easy to read (the lawyer in her), while Grodin’s—which is always italicized to differentiate between the two—is lyrical and poetic ... I was stunned by Grodin’s eloquence, along with her wisdom that far exceeds her 29 years ... Each good book provides an opportunity to see our own world, different as it may be from the narrator’s, reflected back at us. Here too, as much as this is Grodin’s and Gilpeer’s story to tell—and they tell it richly, with nuance and grace—I found that it was also my brother’s story and even my own ... This is not just a disability narrative but an important memoir that heals as much as it educates. I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust transcends labels and transforms us.
