Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche by Mark Haddon

101 reviews

chronicallydepressedbudgerigar's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It's a mercifully short read at least. 

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avaafran's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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minooboh's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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meetmeinthebookstore's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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riverdec_567's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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katlouisee's review against another edition

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I don't think this book was for me. I found it hard to imagine Christopher as a fifteen-year-old as his tone is kind of juvenile (the narrator of the audio version I was listening to was apparently 12 too, which probably didn't help suspend my disbelief) and his info-dump delivery was often quite overwhelming to me. I am not autistic, however, so I assumed this was maybe my lack of understanding about what might be a neurodivergent way of thinking and narrating special interests, social difficulties, etc. Only to find out that the author admits to having done "no research" on autism for this book (Haddon on his own blog) and isn't autistic himself. I'm down to give autistic-POV another go but will seek out autistic authors for this because the parts of the book that seemed like stereotypes evidently were and that was really disappointing. I've had a peek at some spoilers and unfortunately I really don't care enough about the rest of the plot to push through on this one, so am moving on to something else.

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midsummernoodle's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I don’t really understand why this book is so popular. The author didn’t do research about autism before he wrote the book and it shows. It was fun for a while, but it felt a lot more like a stereotypical portrayal of neurodivergence and not a very realistic one. And having nearly every adult in the book be inflexible and ableist/cruel to him during his meltdowns was not a fun read. Just my two cents as someone with ASD. This book might be more fun for others.  

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jcinf's review against another edition

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funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Being autistic myself, I searched Reddit forums for books with autistic main characters. That’s where this book came recommended. 

I’m glad I read it because it touched me to read about a character so similar to me. The overstimulation, hyperfixations, looking for order in a chaotic world, safe foods, significant stress when plans change (or when there is no plan). So much of Christopher was so similar to me. It was a gift to see myself represented. 

In terms of pace, the first 2/3 was pretty fast pace, and last 1/3 was a little slower. That said, I did feel like the ending was quite abrupt. I thought I had two more pages left, but it was just the appendix. So once I read the ending, it seemed too quick. I don’t mind the ending itself — as in the resolution. But I do think the resolution could’ve used 4-8 more pages perhaps. 

If you’re looking for a fast read, especially one with a neurodivergent main character, I’d recommend this one. 

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owldeity's review against another edition

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4.5

Ableism sucks

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chrisljm's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

not a mystery, just mostly about how shitty christopher’s parents are 

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