Hola Readers!
Happy Wedneday. You know what Wednesday means, right? Most
importantly, it means that Friday is only TWO DAYS AWAY! But it also means that
I finished “Mindblind” three weeks ago, and now I have a review to share with
you.
Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark is in a rock band, has a
crush on his mom’s best friend’s daughter, and gets wildly drunk at his first
high school party. He also learned to read at age three, has already completed
high school and college, and is
filling out his grad school applications. Nathaniel has Asperger’s Syndrome, a
form of Autism, so even though he has a memory like a computer, he has trouble
understanding and engaging in social interactions and doesn’t always quite
understand how to relate to other “neurotypical” kids his age.
As someone who has spent the last three years of my life
studying cognitive communication disorders like Asperger’s Syndrome, I enjoyed
this book. Jennifer Roy did an excellent job of portraying Nathaniel
realistically, while also making him entirely likeable and relatable.
“Mindblind” is an excellent example of diverse YA lit, and I
wouldn’t hesitate to suggest it any reader.
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