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A review by albiesays
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
5.0
Beautiful, wonderful book...that also made me think I had Asperger :3
Story : It's quite a beautiful story, told from the eyes of a boy, a teen really but a boy who is kind of forced to go into the real world after so many years of being in a bubble, among other children and teens who had disabilities. I think this is one of those stories that will stick and I didn't want it to end , I will miss Marcelo, I really will.
Characters : Marcelo is a wonderful human being, who shows us that he may have cognitive problems, he sees the world clearer than we ever will. I think it was important he met people like Jasmine and Wendell , to show him the good and bad in people. I also think the "real world" was a character, probably the biggest.
Final Words : I can easily recommend this book to anyone, especially if want a wake up call on how we tend to see those who are not like us as unequal but they just see the world differently. Marcelo doesn't even know what he had, Asperger or Autism, but he was aware of it and dealt with it. He was such a strong and intelligent character , smarter and wiser than some of those "normal" characters in other books.
9.5 out of 10
Story : It's quite a beautiful story, told from the eyes of a boy, a teen really but a boy who is kind of forced to go into the real world after so many years of being in a bubble, among other children and teens who had disabilities. I think this is one of those stories that will stick and I didn't want it to end , I will miss Marcelo, I really will.
Characters : Marcelo is a wonderful human being, who shows us that he may have cognitive problems, he sees the world clearer than we ever will. I think it was important he met people like Jasmine and Wendell , to show him the good and bad in people. I also think the "real world" was a character, probably the biggest.
Final Words : I can easily recommend this book to anyone, especially if want a wake up call on how we tend to see those who are not like us as unequal but they just see the world differently. Marcelo doesn't even know what he had, Asperger or Autism, but he was aware of it and dealt with it. He was such a strong and intelligent character , smarter and wiser than some of those "normal" characters in other books.
9.5 out of 10