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bugsybugs's review
fast-paced
0.5
This is my first review ever on Storygraph, and I wish it was a positive one. This book was okay-ish until towards the end, when it became obviously ridiculous and ableist.
The author decided to use one autistic man to draw conclusions about all autistic people being "mind-blind". He then goes on to say police who killed an innocent man were "temporarily autistic" because they didn't bother to read the man's facial expressions before shooting him. Appalling.
If you must read this book then don't read those chapters. Misinformation about autistic people shaped to fit the author's own conclusions, that uninformed people might take as fact. Un-scientific and laughable!
Drastic leaps of logic and sweeping generalistions throughout are disguised with an engaging writing style, but don't hold up with close scrutiny. The author uses many examples in a haphazard structure, which leaves a jumbled impression.
There are some interesting points made, but the evidence seems unclear when you consider all the examples contradicting his own thesis. Even if you discount the completely unnecessary and wrongly-chosen autism example, the message of the book could have been made more legible.
In general I do not recommend this book, especially if you don't know anything about autism and won't be able to take a critical eye to that chapter. Don't absorb this author's misunderstanding as objective truth, and save yourself a couple hours of your life.
The author decided to use one autistic man to draw conclusions about all autistic people being "mind-blind". He then goes on to say police who killed an innocent man were "temporarily autistic" because they didn't bother to read the man's facial expressions before shooting him. Appalling.
If you must read this book then don't read those chapters. Misinformation about autistic people shaped to fit the author's own conclusions, that uninformed people might take as fact. Un-scientific and laughable!
Drastic leaps of logic and sweeping generalistions throughout are disguised with an engaging writing style, but don't hold up with close scrutiny. The author uses many examples in a haphazard structure, which leaves a jumbled impression.
There are some interesting points made, but the evidence seems unclear when you consider all the examples contradicting his own thesis. Even if you discount the completely unnecessary and wrongly-chosen autism example, the message of the book could have been made more legible.
In general I do not recommend this book, especially if you don't know anything about autism and won't be able to take a critical eye to that chapter. Don't absorb this author's misunderstanding as objective truth, and save yourself a couple hours of your life.
Content Warnings
Minor: Police brutality, War, and Ableism
bstarn96's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality and War
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