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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I picked this up because of the title (obviously) and honestly did not know what to expect. I guess a memoir, or a collection of essays, and while this is technically a collection of essays, it felt more like a self-help book than anything else. I enjoyed getting some science lessons in the guise of social hacks, but I really did Not like the repeated use of the term Asperger's, a term that is now outdated and offensive due to its origin. Autism works just fine, and Pang even used the word autism at times! So why she chose to call it Asperger's again and again confounded me.
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Millie Pang is on to something with these analogies. I feel like I don't understand enough of the biology/chemistry/physics to truly get it, but it's fascinating stuff. She likens humanity to different aspects of these sciences as ways of not only describing behavior, but predicting it and modelling it as well. Incredible.
More scientific than I hoped, and it’s pace and tone we’re inconsistent. Still, some interesting insights.
A rare and fascinating insight into the life of someone on the autistic spectrum and how she uses scientific analogies to help her steer he way though the complexities of human behaviour. Well written, but despite the book's blurb I don’t think it offers much in the way of wider insight for the neurotypical into how we relate to others
I enjoyed it. It really made me think about how I interact with other people.
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
A book I wish was published back when I realized that I wasn’t a “normal” person. Wonderfully insightful and humorous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
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fast-paced
Wish I was a science autistic not a words one . Whilst I enjoyed the author’s infodumping about her processing style (and I think this book may be useful for kids), I found it hard to relate her (very privileged) experience to my own and would be wary of this being used to generalise about all neurodivergents. She also used terms like “aspie”, which are not great.
Really disappointing. The book is not about learning biology, but the life of the author. If the point was to write an autobiography do so, but do not lie to the readers.