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I know a lot of people REALLY loved this book. I REALLY didn't. I couldn't relate to any of the characters at all. I thought the parents were horrible, especially the mother. I didn't feel entertained, enlightened, touched or moved in any way. I really didn't like this book.
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I have to say I immensely enjoyed this book. A co-worker today told she enjoyed it as well but that she had to look beyond the hype. I guess this is true.
The narrator of this story is fifteen-year-old Christopher who happens to have Asperger's which is a form of autism. One of Christopher's teachers thought it would be a good idea if Christopher wrote in a notebook and essentially wrote a "book". So like any good book, Christopher's story starts out with the "murder" of the next door neighbor's ...more
The narrator of this story is fifteen-year-old Christopher who happens to have Asperger's which is a form of autism. One of Christopher's teachers thought it would be a good idea if Christopher wrote in a notebook and essentially wrote a "book". So like any good book, Christopher's story starts out with the "murder" of the next door neighbor's ...more
This is an awesome book. It's an easy read with a beautiful insight into the mind of autism. I truly felt I was reading from the mind of Christopher. Kept me on my toes, captivated by the story. You bought into the characters. And I would recommend to anyone who is interested in reading more than just the everyday fluff.
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This book was assigned for a class so I decided to read it again. I still enjoyed it but in a different way - no big surprises this time. This is a book about a boy with Asperger's syndrome and his family.
Perhaps because the class I'm taking is about special education, I spent more time thinking about Christopher's teacher Siobhan. She is described entirely through Christopher's point of view; mostly, Christopher describes facts or verbatim conversations in a fairly emotionless tone. Yet her em ...more
Perhaps because the class I'm taking is about special education, I spent more time thinking about Christopher's teacher Siobhan. She is described entirely through Christopher's point of view; mostly, Christopher describes facts or verbatim conversations in a fairly emotionless tone. Yet her em ...more
After I got over the panic that occurred when I thought my book was missing the first chapter (only prime numbers used for chapter numbers!), I flew through this book. I found Christopher's POV extremely interesting (he is a 15 yr old with Asperger's syndrome). He sees everything very black and white--and while this is obviously not always a good thing, sometimes I wished his parents could see things as simply as he did. This book was MUCH different from what I originally expected, and I found m
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I thought this was great idea for a book, unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations. An autistic boy sets out to solve the mystery of the death of his neighbor's dog using tactics he's read about in Sherlock Holmes books. I had to force myself through portions of this book, like when the main character would "do prime numbers" charts of which the author included in the book, I was happy when it was over.
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After finding his neighbor’s dog murdered and arrested for the crime, Christopher John Francis Boone, sets out to discover who the real killer is. He is encouraged by a social worker at his school and inspired by Sherlock Holmes Christopher tries to navigate the world he does not understand.
This is a touching story but not a great read.
This is a touching story but not a great read.
Kind of heartbreaking. Up until the last 10 pages or so i thought his parents were told shits. But the end is just so proud and uplifting. Unrelated, but im also not sure this boy would actually have autism, although he's never classified as such in the book.
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This book touched me. I taught special education for a while and I could understand the difficulties the young man in the story faced. The author told a great tale from a very different point of view. Pick this one up you won't be disappointed.
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Amazing! It gives great insights into how someone with autism might think. Highly recommended. Good bk. grp. discussion material.
Interesting how I didn't see the word 'autism' once in the whole book but it's on the cover and book jacket about 50 times.
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Every person is unique, and that's interesting.
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