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18 Nov 2009, 6:46 pm

On wordpress.com I wrote a review of John Elder Robison's "Look Me In The Eye". Please read it and tell me what you think!


http://dwarren57.wordpress.com/2009/11/ ... r-robison/


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18 Nov 2009, 8:21 pm

There are a lot of reviews of that book on wordpress.com... I'm not sure which one is yours. Could you provide a link?



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19 Nov 2009, 6:12 pm

hazelm wrote:
There are a lot of reviews of that book on wordpress.com... I'm not sure which one is yours. Could you provide a link?


My apologies, it is in my first post on the top of the page.


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19 Nov 2009, 8:21 pm

I just finished this book. It was really difficult to get into until toward the end. He had so much going on in his life besides Asperger's, what with the abuse and all. What's more, I didn't really identify with him just because we both share a diagnosis. I never pulled pranks on the cops or toured with rock bands. So to me, it was more a collection of anecdotes from this interesting character who happened to have Asperger's. That said, the book really does pick up near the end as it starts to focus on Asperger's more directly, and the final chapters are quite touching.



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21 Nov 2009, 10:46 am

greenturtle74 wrote:
I just finished this book. It was really difficult to get into until toward the end. He had so much going on in his life besides Asperger's, what with the abuse and all. What's more, I didn't really identify with him just because we both share a diagnosis. I never pulled pranks on the cops or toured with rock bands. So to me, it was more a collection of anecdotes from this interesting character who happened to have Asperger's. That said, the book really does pick up near the end as it starts to focus on Asperger's more directly, and the final chapters are quite touching.


This one was different from Temple Grandin's book because it is more of a memoir, Temple Grandin's books are more of a "how to" guide on social relationships. I can relate to both Temple and John Elder very well because they both experienced many of the things I did in school.


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