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I don't know why anyone would buy books new when you can get them from a place like this. My mother thoroughly enjoyed it. The book came quickly and in great shape.
It is mentioned that both parents came from unstable environments. Dear John, you are the most successful case in the history of the syndrome.
A shame that he is dead now and can't tell us. Chris - aka Augusten Burroughs - and John have both written memoires regarding their father and his evil ways, but we really don't know what it was that caused him to get "ugly" every night.
It was the time and era of the unknown, the parents dealt with mental melt-downs of which we are still waiting to hear about. As far as having AS.
I think this book was more of a la-dee-daa life of disfunctional parents than an education on Asperger's Syndrome - and that was disappointing to me.However, I was very glad to see that the book provided websites for a real education on the syndrome. I hope Mom has some faculties left to tell her side of the story.
I would have liked some detail regarding that.
I really enjoyed the read and being able to get into his "head." An interesting, well-written insight into the sometimes unbelievable life of a person on the autism spectrum.
My other criticisms are covered by other reviewers. Sophisticated pranks are almost impossible for Aspergers people because to do them you need a very well developed Theory of Mind, which Aspies simply do not have. So, much of this book did NOT resonate with true Aspergers Syndrome, which I am very familiar with since my son, husband and FIL all have it.
I loved the book. Good read and completely different from his brother's book Running with Scissors.
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