Whilst laughing out loud at some point in this book, my 11 year-old queried the cause. I had to read to him the part which had made me laugh (along with a little background). This captured his interest so much that he asked me to read it to him, too. I started doing this and once my 14-year old overheard some of it, he too wanted to join in. We have nearly finished the book now having had at least a chapter read every night. It has made them laugh as much as it did me and although I would have preferred less swear words, they are appropriate in the context of the story - and at their age, this probably just serves to make the book more interesting! It has raised questions about all sorts of issues and opened their minds to how some people on the autistic spectrum may perceive 'normal' people's behaviour.
The book is very succinct in its writing style, there is no padding or incredibly descriptive phrases and is based mainly on the dialogue between the characters and the thoughts of the protagonist, a professor of genetics called Don. This is very effective as it reflects the mechanical, functional processing of Don's thoughts, activities and conversation. Whilst the book is very funny, it is also very poignant and you feel you become quite familiar with Don and the unique way that he thinks and constructs his conversations and daily routines. It becomes more and more clear that Don feels disconnected from 'normal' people, their emotions and ways of conducting their lives and that he desperately wants to fit in socially.
He is encouraged, early on in the book, to seek a wife and after numerous disastrous attempts to find a soul mate, he decides to construct a questionnaire in order to filter out unsuitable 'candidates'. This accidentally leads him to meet a totally unsuitable partner, Rosie, whom he gradually befriends and with whom he is immersed in a world previously felt to be inaccessible. On this journey of self discovery, he shows a very gentle, considerate and determined nature and the author allows you to feel you get to know and empathise hugely with Don.
I shall really look forward to the sequel, to be released in September.
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The reason I picked this book, is because I wanted some science in it too. It did that. I was also looking into doing my teacher training, so gaining more awareness into the ASD spectrum was also valuable. A nice summer read.
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