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A review by grayjay
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
5.0
Speed of Dark is a complex and layered character novel about a man with Autism names Lou. Much of the novel is first person and builds up a highly sympathetic sketch of this underrepresented character.
Lou works for a tech company in an entire unit made up of workers with Autism who were hired for their specialized pattern recognition abilities. He is also a recreational fencer and is in love with a member of his fencing club.
When the company acquired a medical company researching a treatment for adult Autism, it unethically pressures its staff to become test subjects in the experimental treatment, and Lou and his co-workers have to decide between taking the treatment and risking their livelihoods.
I enjoyed the in-depth character study.
Lou works for a tech company in an entire unit made up of workers with Autism who were hired for their specialized pattern recognition abilities. He is also a recreational fencer and is in love with a member of his fencing club.
When the company acquired a medical company researching a treatment for adult Autism, it unethically pressures its staff to become test subjects in the experimental treatment, and Lou and his co-workers have to decide between taking the treatment and risking their livelihoods.
I enjoyed the in-depth character study.