I loved the viewpoint of Lawrence in this book, an interesting and real child- from his assigning animal characters to the strangers he meets (the ones that "deserve" an animal, that is), to his fascination wtih the galaxy and Popes, to his struggle to retain what he knows is truth in a situation where what is real becomes increasingly fuzzy. I agree that the mis-spellings were not consistent, but it did not distract me from the story. The ending was a bit confusing (although even more so I'm sure for Lawrence)- I couldn't figure out where they were going for quite a while. Overall, a good read with several laugh out moments. I did almost despair for the damage done to him, but there is a hopeful ending at least.