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A review by freesouthjersey
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
3.0
Really interesting perspective. I agree with some of the other reviews that note:
1) the chapters of straight memoir (near the end) were most compelling
2) earlier chapters felt disjointed, lacking a narrative arc. I saw a suggestion that they might have been speeches and that actually helps clarify why they felt so “off” as book chapters
3) I laughed out loud several times because her analogies are good. But more than that, there were things I recognized in her writing - she really nailed some of the specifics of neurodiversity so well
The author mentions a few of her other books that seem more practical “how-to” type publications and I look forward to reading them. I suspect they’ll be more satisfying and suit her writing style much better.
1) the chapters of straight memoir (near the end) were most compelling
2) earlier chapters felt disjointed, lacking a narrative arc. I saw a suggestion that they might have been speeches and that actually helps clarify why they felt so “off” as book chapters
3) I laughed out loud several times because her analogies are good. But more than that, there were things I recognized in her writing - she really nailed some of the specifics of neurodiversity so well
The author mentions a few of her other books that seem more practical “how-to” type publications and I look forward to reading them. I suspect they’ll be more satisfying and suit her writing style much better.