I really liked it. It was written as if from the perspective of a boy with Autism. Being that I work with children and some adults who have Autism or Aspergers Syndrome, I found the book very interesting. Basically this boy is investigating the murder of a dog in his neighborhood and in the process reveals some pretty heavy stuff about his family. I think the author did a really good job of writing it in a very black or white way of thinking.
The book is quite an easy read. The chapters are numbered only with prime numbers- this goes along with the boys love of numbers and fascination with them in his life and in the world. We talked about a lot of his behaviors that we found in ourselves. It was interesting some of our own quirkiness we revealed. I would definitely recommend this book to others. It was a little sad in parts, but different and interesting.
The next book we are reading is "The Education of Little Tree"- you are welcome to keep up if you'd like. Hey anyone who has read the Mark Hadon book and would like to tell their feelings- please comment. It can be like an online book club extension!
3 comments:
Good choice on the book. You kicked this mother off proper. I can tell by all the red lettering on your blog that this will be a really, really good book club.
I read it for a classroom management class. It was so we could get a peek into what it's like for people with autism, in case we ever have a student in our class who is autistic. Interesting read.
this book is wild! it gave me such a sense of horror. imagine not being able to sympathize with or understand the motivations and actions of others!
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