pickI really liked this one! It wasn't a straight-up mystery. It had so many other elements. About how nonverbal people are treated not only by society but by their own family. Racism against Asians. What happiness means, and if we could change that, should we? And also a mystery woven into all of that. I liked how deep this book went into different subjects but not enough to lose me. I thought it was all beautifully woven in and written. 5/5
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The FMC, Annika, is autistic, though she is high functioning. It's such a great story with rich characters and a thoughtful plot.
pickAll the Little Bird-Hearts, by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Premise: An autistic mother and her daughter become swept up in the life of their glamourous new neighbours.
Review: This was long-listed for the 2023 Booker Prize and it certainly has the literary heft you‘d expect with that. It‘s well-written and has a strong point-of-view that provides good representation for autistic persons. Cont.
This is my adult Autistic son.He knows R.F. Kennedy Jr.‘s appalling,abhorrent views on Autistic people. My husband‘s shared this beautiful letter
from the mother of an Autistic daughter.She says what i cannot put into words-my son is a gift, one that has set my life path on an unexpected trajectory, & I am all the ricer for it.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-open-letter-to-robert-f-kennedy-jr-who-th...
I'm glad this wasn't as dark as the cover suggests. Chloe, a popular high school girl, thinks her autistic older sister Ivy is yearning for a boyfriend -- but her attempts to set her up have unexpected consequences, both bad and good.
Although I don't love books about disabled people that don't center them, I did appreciate how caring and accepting Chloe is, even if she's not always wise. And I related to her a lot.
Stacked.
Link to Steve Asbell‘s post on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/steveasbell.com/post/3lmzagsw6dk2t
I have had a rough time lately, mentally. I'm stressing about an upcoming certification exam. I've been sick for two weeks now with some respiratory virus. I've been getting garbage sleep. I've had to listen to deplorable people use their platform to disparage transgender, asexuals, anti-war protesters, immigrants, AmeriCorps, and people with autism. And I've spent way too much time on Facebook seeing people (or bots, who the f knows) celebrate.
Watched an interview with the author this morning so I‘ve added this to my reading list. I did read the negative and positive reviews. I agree with one of the negative views that the author went to great lengths to discuss the misuse of language and its negative impact only to repeatedly use the word “tribe” in place of community. I noticed it in the interview which is why I read the reviews first. Looks good otherwise. #toread #autism #asd
