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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
challenging
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reflective
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It's a good introduction to concepts from chemistry and computer science, but I think because of my own background in computer science I didn't learn much new things and the narrative style was not engaging enough to keep my interested.
This book provides a fascinating insight into the mind of the author, a scientist on the autism spectrum, who also has ADHD. By adopting a scientific approach to work out how to live and function better as a human, she explains how she manages to navigate her way in a world which, when she was a child, seemed completely alien to her. She applies wave theory to finding harmony in relationships, quantum physics to achieving goals and chemical bonding to human connection, to name a few examples. Part memoir, part popular science, part handbook for those with autism, it gives a unique perspective on being human.
I am soooo not the target audience for this, it turns out. I thought I was, since I am the parent of an adult daughter with Asperger's Syndrome and the author is also on the spectrum and only a few years older than my daughter. I started the book thinking it might be of use to my daughter and I could then recommend it to her. It's only helpful if you are a big science buff and are fascinated by long detailed explanations of scientific terms.
The last science class I took was in 1985. I found reading this book painful in how boring it was. It took me 2 weeks to read a book that is less than 250 pages. It was liking pulling teeth, making myself pick it . I would have DNF but because of the fact the author is on the spectrum and might at some point write something useful, I did not. I should have because she never wrote anything that would be helpful to my daughter who loves art and literature and history - basically the polar opposite of the author.
If you adore reading descriptions of scientific terms and are on the spectrum, then this is the book for you!
#Popsugar Reading Challenge 2021/a book with fewer than 1,000 reviews on Goodreads
The last science class I took was in 1985. I found reading this book painful in how boring it was. It took me 2 weeks to read a book that is less than 250 pages. It was liking pulling teeth, making myself pick it . I would have DNF but because of the fact the author is on the spectrum and might at some point write something useful, I did not. I should have because she never wrote anything that would be helpful to my daughter who loves art and literature and history - basically the polar opposite of the author.
If you adore reading descriptions of scientific terms and are on the spectrum, then this is the book for you!
#Popsugar Reading Challenge 2021/a book with fewer than 1,000 reviews on Goodreads
Started it for a book club and I enjoyed some chapters but overall the advice wasn’t right for me.
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Well written set of good science-related analogies making you think about society and human connections. Great idea for a book, delivered with a sense of humour and openness.
My high praise may be affected by the fact I share some mental characteristics with the author (although I don't think I would get any kind of diagnosis).
I'd recommend the book to anyone who has trouble understanding why people act like they do or interacting with people who don't find themselves always well in social situations (which is almost everyone ;).
My high praise may be affected by the fact I share some mental characteristics with the author (although I don't think I would get any kind of diagnosis).
I'd recommend the book to anyone who has trouble understanding why people act like they do or interacting with people who don't find themselves always well in social situations (which is almost everyone ;).