A very enjoyable book. Before reading it I was concerned that the “autistic person’s viewpoint” would be so alien that the book would be a real chore to get through. The book was anything but – it was extremely readable and contained pictures. Occassionally the text was mildly funny, and always interesting as we are introduced to the way the protagonist’s mind works.
I was very interested in how some of my thought processes approximated Christopher’s (while others did not – I’m not autistic, not even a high-functioning one). It seems that, like many things, autism largely consists of an extrapolation of so-called “normal” human qualities.
If nothing else, the book is worth reading for the pictures and chapter numbers. I highly recommend it.