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One of the most unique books that I've ever read. Haddon does a fantastic job of presenting the story from Christopher's perspective and showcasing the details of how his autistic mind works. It was interesting to see not only how autism would affect a teenager's daily life, but the difficulties that it would bring to a murder investigation. Said murder is less integral the tale than I expected; it acts more as a catalyst for the surprising information that Christopher stumbles across, which dri
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I loved this book. I know it was written differently to show the mind of a child with Asperger syndrome. However, I just liked the straight forward, detailed way it was written. I actually listened to this on tape, so I am not sure if reading it would have been a much different experience.
It originally would have gotten 4 stars for content and likability. However, it had to be knocked down a start for the f-word frequency. I am not sure if it was the authors choice to add so much language or it ...more
It originally would have gotten 4 stars for content and likability. However, it had to be knocked down a start for the f-word frequency. I am not sure if it was the authors choice to add so much language or it ...more
Maybe this is naive but I would rather read a book that inspires. I loved the idea to narrate a book through the eyes of an autistic boy. I felt that he did a good job of it. I didn't like any of the characters (may have liked Siobhan if I knew her in real life, but in the book she was just a reference now and then). Didn't love the plot.
I don't love the tendency to portray people's flaws in this tone which so many writer's do now. Of course humans are flawed- but why focus in on it instead of ...more
I don't love the tendency to portray people's flaws in this tone which so many writer's do now. Of course humans are flawed- but why focus in on it instead of ...more
I kept turning the pages expecting this book to get better and before I knew it, there were no more pages to turn and it still hadn't gotten better...
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Interesting but a very different read. Not my usual type of read.
Super interesting point of view
Jul 26, 2011
Laura
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really liked it
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