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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism in Books

Nov 3, 2019  
The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism
The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism
David Mitchell | 2014 | Biography
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8.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
a book written on autism by someone autistic (0 more)
It's the real deal
There are a lot of books on autism. A lot written by experts but non are as big an expert as this little boy. Naomi Higashida struggles with communication and his mum made him a letters graph where he could point and he started writing a book. This is the book. It i simple and affective and explains what it is like being an autistic child from the inside. This will give you insight we rarely ever have have where Higashida explains not only the traits and behaviours and why he does them but at the same time how doing them and then people's reactions to them make him feel. It has opened my eyes to think about things very differently and makes this one of the most important books ever written.
  
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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Dracula in Books

Mar 18, 2020  
Dracula
Dracula
Bram Stoker, Ang Lee | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.1 (46 Ratings)
Book Rating
A classic that didn't disappoint with its gothic feel.

A tale that in one way or another we're all familiar with so I won't bother to go into the storyline but I will say I was pleasantly surprised by the style it was written in. Switching between various diaries, news articles and letters this tale was told in more voices than I had thought and that helped keep what could of been at times a plodding story fresh. Listening to the audiobook narrated by John Lee he did a good job in keeping the various voices distinct and easy to follow.

Mina Harker is a great character, while some of the others failed to impress me it's no wonder Helsing has become a legend. For such a dramatic (and lengthy build-up) I did find the end slightly anticlimactic but very enjoyable none the less.