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A very charming (and a little sad) story of a boy with autism trying to make his way in life. I loved the stream of consiousness style and found myself laughing aloud (with not at) the protagonist as he tried to describe how he viewed the world and his place within it.
I have seen this book described as "RainMan meets Catcher In The Rye" which is true, but unlike Holden Caufield, Christopher is an engagine and sweet narrator who is in no way as cynical, but as judgemental of the world and people ...more
I have seen this book described as "RainMan meets Catcher In The Rye" which is true, but unlike Holden Caufield, Christopher is an engagine and sweet narrator who is in no way as cynical, but as judgemental of the world and people ...more
I picked this up from the library and had planned to read it after I'd read some other books but I just had a quick peak at the first few pages and was completely drawn in. The narrator is an autistic boy and the author does a wonderful job of capturing his voice. I loved the numbering of the chapters, lists and drawings. Very sad as he joins the dots on some events in his life because you know what's coming. Recommended reading.
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