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I've been itching to read this book
for months. But when I finally received
it for my birthday and read it, I was
disappointed. An autistic narrator
did not seem to always make an engaging
narrator. In addition, the adult topics
the childlike narrator was confronting
were jarring to the innocent tone of the
book. In some ways, my reaction to this
book is similar to my feelings about
most graphic novels; the adult situations
and conflicts feel inappropriate in what
should be a protected environm ...more
for months. But when I finally received
it for my birthday and read it, I was
disappointed. An autistic narrator
did not seem to always make an engaging
narrator. In addition, the adult topics
the childlike narrator was confronting
were jarring to the innocent tone of the
book. In some ways, my reaction to this
book is similar to my feelings about
most graphic novels; the adult situations
and conflicts feel inappropriate in what
should be a protected environm ...more
An interesting read -- not a 'grab a mug of hot chocolate, and sink into the sofa for a delicious fiction novel' type read, but certainly one I can respect as a solid work. A view into the brain of an autistic boy -- it may not be accurate to how autistic people see the world, but it hints at the differences between the autistic brain and the 'average' brain. My mom is a special education teacher, and most of what I read is acurate in execution (the rocking, the violence, the noise etc) but whet
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