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The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
No it's not space opera - nor is it medieval fantasy; it's a delightful mix of Flowers for Algernon and Cryptonomicon set in a not-distant future.
I hear a rumour Moon has an autistic son and I imagine that's the inspiration for this thoughtful and charming novel about the experience of autism vs 'normality'. It's very readable, quite gentle and from the perspective of a high-function autistic man.
I liked the way everything was interpreted through the veil of autism, the obsession with patterns, the inability to recognise faces, and the incredibly logical attempts to make sense of human behaviour.
I hear a rumour Moon has an autistic son and I imagine that's the inspiration for this thoughtful and charming novel about the experience of autism vs 'normality'. It's very readable, quite gentle and from the perspective of a high-function autistic man.
I liked the way everything was interpreted through the veil of autism, the obsession with patterns, the inability to recognise faces, and the incredibly logical attempts to make sense of human behaviour.