Told from his perspective, the story takes you inside the mind of a boy with autism (written by a man who has worked with such children) and it is truly enlightening to be a witness to this inner monologue that lower-functioning children could never hope to articulate. Plus there's a storyline. And some parts might make you cry. (That's coming from me...I do tend to cry at anything.)
Coincidentally, the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly profiles "The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years", and this book's protagonist, Christopher Boone, lands in at number 92, on the same page as Napoleon Dynamite and Fargo's Marge Gunderson. High praise for what they call "the absolutely most reliable narrator".
Add it to your must-read list!
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I've never heard of that book. Thanks will check it out. I used to work with Autistic kids and still have a heart for them. This book sounds really interesting.
I read this book during my Grade 11 year. It is truly a real eye opener.
I hadn't heard of that book, but I was looking for a good one to read. So I'll check it out.
And, on a personal note, as a mom with a child with some special needs (not autism - though for awhile that was the fear) I can so relate to being *that* mom with the kid in the store that everyone is staring at mid-episode - and really wanting to scream "this isn't my kid - and he's not having any more fun than you are right now".
Can't wait to read it.
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