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Can You See Me? by Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott

libwinnie's review against another edition

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4.0

A great book for those with ASD or to help others understand ASD. Tally's experiences were vivid and, told through her lens, highly relatable.

buttermellow's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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emilygunshon's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Good representation of the world from a neurodivergent perspective, I did find it was quite slow pace at times and did sometimes become repetitive but the character delevopment was nice

thelibraryofklee's review against another edition

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5.0

"Actually, the more I think about it, the more I reckon that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism but by how other people react to it."

Tally is an 11 year old girl struggling with the concept of being “normal”. She has autism, and through this wee narrative and her diary entries we get a glimpse at the complexities of being on the spectrum as a child. Her family and friends usually try their hardest and this book captures the genuine ups and downs of this journey as part of the support network for Tally as she navigates the already complicated world of being a tweenager.

Libby Scott is an angel on earth. What an amazing girl who opened up to the world with this co-collaboration, which is genuinely insightful and extremely heart wrenching at times.

I think every human being should read this book.

adelita18's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

underground_girl's review

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emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

pangobooks's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sienna727's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

artisticbookworm's review against another edition

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5.0

Can You See Me was an insightful and uplifting story. I have never read a book about autism (not that I can remember), so this really made me think about it and made me want to learn more about it. I was looking forward to reading Tally's diary entries in each chapter, and I loved the Taylor Swift References! Hope I can read the entire series...

livinlife100's review

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funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5