Reviews

Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism by Dawn Prince-Hughes

wildfig's review

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

almo's review

4.0

Teaches us a lot about a woman's struggle with autism, about gorilla's and how certain forms of autism can be highly valuable when it comes to research on animal behaviour. Especially people with Asperger's Syndrom (like the author herself) are generally much better at understanding animals than neurotypical ('normal') people are.

val_halla's review

4.0

This is a beautiful memoir, and if you can slog through the occasional self-righteous passage and sub-par poems, you will be well rewarded to travel with Prince-Hughes on her journey. I'm not really an animal person, but even I was able to empathize with the gorillas in her story. And despite the title and the introduction, much of this book is not really about the Gorilla Nation. It will also interest people with autism (or those who work with them), women who have overcome adversity, LGBT people, and anyone immersed in higher education. A worthwhile read if you have the time!