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deberryangel's review
2.0
I thought it was okay but some of the incidents and cursing I could do without.
kawarwick's review against another edition
4.0
a great book. Good if you what more insight to life dealing with autism.
laura_m_j's review
5.0
One of my favorite books because it let me get inside the head of an autistic teen and see what the world looks like from his perspective.
bookgirl4ever's review
4.0
Marcel is high functioning Asperger's but has lived his life in a very controlled environment. At the beginning of his seventeenth summer, his dad changes Marcel's plans for and tells him he will be working at his law firm as a summer job. If Marcel can succeed in the "real" world he can return to his special school in the Fall; otherwise he must enroll in regular public school. Marcel finds himself stretched beyond his comfort zone as he makes unexpected friends, has to chose between what is right and his loyalty to his dad, and learns about love.
Really not what I expected. Recommended for 11th grade and older.
Really not what I expected. Recommended for 11th grade and older.
drlisak's review
5.0
Such a beautiful, quiet, honest, musical book. I couldn't put it down. "The right note sounds right and the wrong note sounds wrong."
readwithpassion's review
5.0
I loved it! This book is worth the hype. Marcelo has an Asperger's-like cognitive disorder. His father forces him to spend the summer working in a law office, promising if Marcelo follows the rules of the "real world," then he can choose between his special ed school or public school for his senior year. Marcelo really wants to complete his senior year at his special ed school, so he agrees. Marcelo offers an innocence that is both frustrating and moving for me. I also found Jasmine to be a very complex character, and I felt very connected to her.
albiesays's review
5.0
Beautiful, wonderful book...that also made me think I had Asperger :3
Story : It's quite a beautiful story, told from the eyes of a boy, a teen really but a boy who is kind of forced to go into the real world after so many years of being in a bubble, among other children and teens who had disabilities. I think this is one of those stories that will stick and I didn't want it to end , I will miss Marcelo, I really will.
Characters : Marcelo is a wonderful human being, who shows us that he may have cognitive problems, he sees the world clearer than we ever will. I think it was important he met people like Jasmine and Wendell , to show him the good and bad in people. I also think the "real world" was a character, probably the biggest.
Final Words : I can easily recommend this book to anyone, especially if want a wake up call on how we tend to see those who are not like us as unequal but they just see the world differently. Marcelo doesn't even know what he had, Asperger or Autism, but he was aware of it and dealt with it. He was such a strong and intelligent character , smarter and wiser than some of those "normal" characters in other books.
9.5 out of 10
Story : It's quite a beautiful story, told from the eyes of a boy, a teen really but a boy who is kind of forced to go into the real world after so many years of being in a bubble, among other children and teens who had disabilities. I think this is one of those stories that will stick and I didn't want it to end , I will miss Marcelo, I really will.
Characters : Marcelo is a wonderful human being, who shows us that he may have cognitive problems, he sees the world clearer than we ever will. I think it was important he met people like Jasmine and Wendell , to show him the good and bad in people. I also think the "real world" was a character, probably the biggest.
Final Words : I can easily recommend this book to anyone, especially if want a wake up call on how we tend to see those who are not like us as unequal but they just see the world differently. Marcelo doesn't even know what he had, Asperger or Autism, but he was aware of it and dealt with it. He was such a strong and intelligent character , smarter and wiser than some of those "normal" characters in other books.
9.5 out of 10