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This is an interesting tale of an intelligent, self-sufficient, gainfully employed, high functioning autistic man as he wrestles with the decision to take the blind leap of an experimental treatment which might just as easily leave him profoundly retarded as cured. Through his eyes we see his difficulty with new situations, his blindness to social cues, his inability to tell friend from foe, and the confrontations that occur with people who do not understand him. We also see his comfortable home
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This is a fantastic book where the primary POV character is an autistic man. It's set in the near future, where most autism (and other diseases, etc.) have been cured at birth or in infancy. The main character, Lou, is part of the last generation of autistics, born too late to be cured in infancy, but he did receive a lot of help in his childhood that makes him into a high-functioning autistic who has his own apartment, car, and job.
I loved the fencing, the conflict with Don, and the impending ...more
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Best portrayal of an autistic character I have ever seen. I put down the book grateful that Elizabeth moon had given me such an amazing, thought provoking ride.
Looks very similar to Flowers for Algernon in terms of the plot. I hope it is not as whiny as FOA.
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