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challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
3.0
I listened to the audiobook read by the author. While I don't think every single essay was included, his reading was surprisingly rousing. He's a talented writer and his essays are often moving, but I almost DNFed several times at the way he misuses "autism" and "autistic" as a description. I know it was published in 2005 so saying stuff like that wasn't really scrutinized back then, but I still winced every time.
I was just off the heels of finishing his strange sci-fi coming-of-age, Girl in Landscape, so it was cool to read about his influences (Star Wars, The Searchers, Philip K. Dick, Talking Heads, etc.) and how his upbringing - specifically his mother's early death - shaped his work. I could relate so hard to the way he talked about being obsessive and trying to escape into art. His description of his father painting in his studio was one of the most beautiful moments in the book, with such a rhythm and momentum you could physically feel his love.
This collection also made me wonder if he's bisexual. (Which would be cool.)
I was just off the heels of finishing his strange sci-fi coming-of-age, Girl in Landscape, so it was cool to read about his influences (Star Wars, The Searchers, Philip K. Dick, Talking Heads, etc.) and how his upbringing - specifically his mother's early death - shaped his work. I could relate so hard to the way he talked about being obsessive and trying to escape into art. His description of his father painting in his studio was one of the most beautiful moments in the book, with such a rhythm and momentum you could physically feel his love.
This collection also made me wonder if he's bisexual. (Which would be cool.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
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