4.5 Stars

What a surprising read! I purchased this book at a library book sale solely based on the quirky title. It was a whopping $.50 and it sat on my shelf for at least a year after that. I recently heard someone mention their love for this book and that it was a quirky book and decided to finally give it a try. I’m so glad I did, because I really enjoyed it.

I loved Christopher so much. I’ve read/watched a few stories/shows recently with main characters who have autism, and I felt like his character was absolutely authentic. I wanted to confront all of the shitty adults in his life (except Siobhan. She was great.) and tell them to stop being so incredibly selfish.

Christopher has such a strong and unique voice. Not only is this book told in first person, but the whole idea is that Christopher is actually the person writing what we’re reading. That wouldn’t have been nearly as successful without such a unique and authentic voice. Some people may not like all of the little tangents he goes on, but I loved it. I liked that there were illustrations and diagrams and all of that.

The ending does seem very abrupt, which is my only critique, and even that is pretty nitpicky, I will admit. I also find it difficult to believe that a woman whose dog was murdered wouldn’t press charges when she learned who did it.