“A moving account [of an] extraordinary character. The science is fascinating [and] the tender moments resonate.”— People Magazine

"An amazing story. You will love it when you read it."—Good Morning America (“Great Reads for the Beach”)

“Propulsive…A gripping adventure story.”—Entertainment Weekly

"Genuinely fascinating."—Washington Post

“An astonishing story memorably told. May is remarkable, [an] equally compelling medical and literary and subject. Don’t be surprised if your own vision mists over now and then.”—Chicago Tribune

“Fascinating. Kurson artfully coaxes out every bit of tension, expertly captures May’s wonderment, [and] so deftly takes us along.”—Miami Herald

“May's story and Kurson's telling of it are beyond eye-opening.”— New York Daily News

“A remarkable story of courage and endurance.”— Publisher’s Weekly

"Crashing Through may be a subtler, more nuanced subject, but Kurson writes it for all he's worth. Clearly Kurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you feel it, too."—Kansas City Star

“An incredible human story told in gripping fashion. A great read.”—Chicago Sun-Times

"Features an inspiring protagonist and lots of well-explained science about visual perception and the brain."—USA Today

"Kurson is a great storyteller. You'll find yourself completely immersed in May's life and pulling for him to succeed."—Rocky Mountain News

"Crashing Through" will leave you full of admiration for a man who triumphed over losing his sight – then regained it."—Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Packed with adventure…Kurson’s latest documents a different kind of courage, as embodied by a man who was willing to take enormous risks on behalf of his curiosity."—Booklist

“Beautifully written”— Bloomberg

“Inspiring, captivating, and riveting. Don’t miss this exceptional man’s story.”—Providence Journal

“ An engaging true life story.”—Ottawa Citizen

“ Kurson’s instincts are strong [and] his subject compelling. Tight writing, thorough research, [and] fascinating details of how we can have vision without really seeing.”—Bookmarks

“ Mesmerizing”—Macleans

“A fascinating account of one of the rarest gifts – the gift of sight to a blind man... Astonishing.”— Jonathan Harr, author of A Civil Action

“This luminous narrative of Michael May’s astonishing journey toward vision via the secular miracle of stem-cell therapy proves once again that Robert Kurson is a poet in factual prose.”— James McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street