false 1140949 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181350628m/1140949.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181350628s/1140949.jpg In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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]]> 2002 3 5 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 30 10:15:07 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:51:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12498570 763271 1960279 0345447557 9780345447555 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190911862m/1960279.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190911862s/1960279.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1960279.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.89 36 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 5 5 false Mon May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jan 14 11:55:45 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 12 10:59:37 -0700 2008 The Speed of Dark. Lou Arrendale is autistic and employed by a large company that requires his special skill of recognizing patterns that can't be seen by other people or computers. Despite the fact that he is gainfully employed and a brilliant fencer, autistics have a di...more...]]> 52035968 1059653 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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]]> 2002 5 3 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 12 09:59:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 10:07:25 -0700 2007 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in that they both have narrators with autism, but there they diverge. The narrator of The Speed of Dark is Lou Arrendale, a man living in the near future when major developments have been made in treating individuals with...more...]]> 48514007 83445 1960279 0345447557 9780345447555 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190911862m/1960279.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190911862s/1960279.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1960279.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 5 3 false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 10:31:51 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 17:31:22 -0700 2009
This is kind of a cross between The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time and Flowers for Algernon, both books I also really lik...more...]]> 19899376 951731 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 5 2 false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 17:28:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 17:33:36 -0700 2008 The Speed of Dark, the protagonist was too old for the treatment by ...more...]]> 6290853 384057 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 4 3 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 15:40:13 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 06:03:58 -0700 2007 The Speed of Dark is an eloquently written examination of the internal life of an autistic man, as he considers whether or not to try an experimental cure for his condition. It is told from the first person point of view of Lou Arrendale, and his voice is so strong and unique that I found myself bec...more...]]> 30434861 744602 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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This book is written from the perspective of an autistic narrator and is touted as such. While that perspective was interesting, it's worth noting this is a man who has been treated with near-futuristic drugs in his early childhood and can get along in the w...more...]]> 48091650 875670 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 3 4 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 05:21:17 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 05:38:23 -0800 2009
Started the book thinking it was simply a novel about a man with autism. After I few incidents I had to shift my thinking to that of it being an almost science fiction novel. The...more...]]> 19769993 1017683 1140949 0345447549 9780345447548 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181350628m/1140949.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181350628s/1140949.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1140949.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 5 4 false Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 20:42:03 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 22:56:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 30559727 655304 1140949 0345447549 9780345447548 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181350628m/1140949.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181350628s/1140949.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1140949.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 3 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 12:00:33 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 12:00:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19934005 951832 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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]]> 2002 4 2 false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Feb 02 13:59:36 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 14:13:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 22141971 968631 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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]]> 2002 5 1 false Thu Jul 26 15:46:06 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 15:48:52 -0700 2007
Otherwise, I found this an enjoyable read that was hard to put down. Moon does a great job in...more...]]> 15820869 747169 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

]]> 2002 4 2 false Sun Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 19 13:06:27 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 10:23:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 555064 48294 540488 1841491411 9781841491417 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175638119m/540488.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175638119s/540488.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/540488.Speed_of_Dark 3.25 8 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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]]> 2002 3 1 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jul 02 19:43:45 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:27:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 50121686 2081926 96063 0345481399 9780345481399 180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231m/96063.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171309231s/96063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96063.The_Speed_of_Dark 3.99 912 In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as "normal." The author insightfully explores the nature of "normality," identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and Rain Man . --Cynthia Ward

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