Reviews

Can You See Me? by Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott

booklover1994's review against another edition

5.0

This book is amazing.
My younger brother has autism and my family and I have learnt more from this book than we have anywhere else. To hear first hand experiences has been so helpful and from it we have been able to understand and adapt to help him in a way we haven't been able to do before. Books like these are so helpful to get information out there, people fear things that they don't understand and the more knowledge available the less fear there will be of those who are "different".

cassmdurell's review

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

amiralikestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-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

Great book! It tells you about the struggles of Autistic people and what they find challenging! great book! I would love to read more like this one!

libwinnie's review against another edition

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

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Ableism

emilygunshon's review against another edition

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

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

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 against another edition

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

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