If you have any to add to this list, please do. I love reading books about Aspies. It's like the author wrote it just for me. I'm sure the rest of you will enjoy these books as well.
Please feel free to include your reveiws for these books. The only one on this list that I actually finished was Curious Incident, so the summaries are going to be totally non-detailed. Sorry.
I'll list them in order by how much I liked them:
#1. Colin Fischer -- Read the first 2-3 chapters and I'm absolutely hooked. This book is epic. Fabulous writing. It's about a junior detective/classic Aspie, Colin, who's incredibly impressive (despite his age, although he outsmarts most of his school's adult staff) wit and intellect make him one of the most entertaining literary characters I've ever come across, ever. Not to mention, his observations are hysterical. Pure Aspie. He's like a little Sherlock Holmes. This book will resonate with any Aspie and definetly remind them of their middle school experience. It celebrates Aspie-ness is the most genuine way. READ THIS.
#2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -- Okay, who hasn't heard of this book? It's probably been mentioned on this forum roughly 7 million times. I'm listing this as #2 because it's the only book I've read fully through. Some Aspies don't find it relatable, but I loved it. The story and Chris' journey is wonderful and inspiring. He's hilarious.
#3. The London Eye Mystery -- I haven't seen this mentioned that much here. It's narrated by a middle-school Aspie boy. I found this one to be the most relatable because he is the most high-functioning autistic I've come across in fiction. It's a mystery book and it can get rather boring, but it's pretty relatable and interesting.
#4. Mockingbird (moking-burd) -- I loved this one. It's both adorable and spot-on relatable. It's narrated by young Caitlin, who is depicting the events following her brother's death. Caitlin also shares my passion for drawing, so I might be getting a little biased here.
#5. Mindblind -- I'm pretty much just jotting down titles now... I've barely read this book. It's about a FREAKING GENIUS (his IQ is like 180, holy guacamole) and he's an Aspie. I don't even know what happens. I've read a few chapters and it mostly depicts common Aspie quirks -- not being able to tie shoelaces, running in the wrong direction on the soccer field, being bullied, etc.
#6. Marcelo in the Real World -- it won an award, so it's got to be pretty good. It's about an Aspie boy who's about high-school age, and he's abandoning the complacency of his private school meant for special-needs children (or something like that) to attend regular high school. I think. I haven't looked at it in awhile.
#7. Rogue -- this is a fairly new one. It's about an eigth-grade girl with Asperger's who just wants to make a friend and find her identity. I wish I had this book in eigth grade. It would've helped me a lot. I've only gotten a few pages into it, and I don't really have much else to add other than that I can easily relate to her situation and how she feels.
31 May 2013, 9:03 pm
