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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
Didn't live up to my expectations. I used to work with children with autism and now work in emergency psychiatric services so I may have been predisposed to expecting more. Not a favorite
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I really liked this book except some of the language. I would have ginven it a 5 star if it had not been for that. The main character Christopher is a austistic boy who writes the book about finding out who killed the neighbors dog named Wellington and in the process uncovers some lies his father has told him. It is a book about hurt, going beyond your expetations and alot about the life of an austic boy.
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.
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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Cute and interesting and not boring at all.
Jun 29, 2008
Monica
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