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Fascinating memoir about/by a savant with Asberger's, his way of seeing the world, his challenges growing up without a diagnosis, and his interesting and varied life. (He used to tour with KISS! He's the brother of Augustin Burroughs!) Highly recommend!
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I have mixed feelings about this book. I love all of Augustin Burroughs books. My husband and I saw him speak at SCAD in Atlanta in March. He was raving about his brother's book coming out so I was really looking forward to reading it. Also, I have a cousin with mild autism so I was curious about Asperger's. The first part about his childhood is interesting for Augustin Burroughs fans. The book does give some interesting insights into how the mind of someone with Asperger's works. The author has
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Good story, well told. It didn't provide quite as much insight into the mind of an Aspergian (to steal the author's word) as I'd hoped. I taught an Aspergian and an autistic last year, and I wanted to better understand their worlds. This book didn't really help me in that goal. That said, it was quite entertaining to work through, as the stories are real, interesting, and well-crafted.
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Excellent memoir. What a fascinating life.
Wow, this book was really not good! I was so excited to read it because I loved Augusten's books and have always been fascinated with Asperger's so I thought I would learn a lot from this book, but it just wasn't well written or even interesting. I'm totally disappointed.
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i didn't like the writing. i don't think this is really the author's fault - i didn't like his brother's book much more. it is a good story, it has an important message, and i'm glad that it was written. i just didn't really enjoy reading it.
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