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“Mr. Jeavons, the psychologist at the school, once asked me why 4 red cars in a row made it a Good Day, and 3 red cars in a row made is a Quite Good Day, and 5 red cars in a row made it a Super Good Day, and why 4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don’t speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don’t my lunch and Take No Risks. He said that I was clearly a very logical person, so he was surprised that I should think like this because it w ...more
“Mr. Jeavons, the psychologist at the school, once asked me why 4 red cars in a row made it a Good Day, and 3 red cars in a row made is a Quite Good Day, and 5 red cars in a row made it a Super Good Day, and why 4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don’t speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don’t my lunch and Take No Risks. He said that I was clearly a very logical person, so he was surprised that I should think like this because it w ...more
For such a short book, this one took me forever to get through. I just never got into it, and never really connected to any of the characters.
I can absolutely applaud and appreciate the acheivement of writing this book from the perspective of a 15-year-old autistic boy. I thought Mark Haddon did a fantastic job of capturing the basic challenges of just getting through the day. With that said I was also bored and found this to be a slow read.
The three stars is more of a combination rating, personal enjoyment was probably a two, but I'd give four stars for writing acheivement. ...more
The three stars is more of a combination rating, personal enjoyment was probably a two, but I'd give four stars for writing acheivement. ...more
This is a quick read, but a delightful tale of a boy who see the world through a very unique set of eyes. It will hopefully challenge how you see the world yourself, and how you treat the mentally ill.
Interested read. Written from the unusual perspective of a boy with some sort of autism like disorder. You find yourself sypathetic to his way of seeing things. Read again June 7, 2018.
This was a quick read...a beautiful exploration of human emotion through the eyes of an autistic child.
A fasciniating look into autism.
Jun 29, 2008
Katy
marked it as to-read
Aug 01, 2008
Sue
marked it as to-read
Nov 25, 2009
keri.
marked it as to-read
