Overview
From the time he was three or four years old, John Elder Robison realised that he was different from other people. He was unable to make eye contact or connect with other children, and by the time he was a teenager his odd habits - an inclination to blurt out non-sequiturs, obsessively dismantle radios or dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother in them) - had earned him the label 'social deviant'. It didn't help that his mother conversed with light fixtures and his father spent evenings pickling himself in sherry. Look Me in the Eye is his story of growing up with Asperger's syndrome – a form of autism – at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't exist. Along the way it also tells the story of two brothers born eight years apart yet devoted to each other: the author and his younger brother Chris, who would grow up to become bestselling author Augusten Burroughs. This book is a rare fusion of inspiration, dark comedy and insight into the workings of the human mind. For someone who has struggled all his life to connect with other people, Robison proves to be an extraordinary storyteller.
Full Product Details
Author: John Elder Robison
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Imprint: Ebury Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.208kg
ISBN: 9780091926335
ISBN 10: 0091926335
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 05 February 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
John Robison lives with his wife and son in Amherst, Massachusetts. His company, J E Robison Service, repairs and restores classic cars such as Jaguars, Land Rovers, Rolls Royces and Bentleys. His website is www.johnrobison.com.
"Deeply felt and often darkly funny, Look Me in the Eye is a delight."<br>— People magazine, Critics Choice, 4 Stars <br>“It's a fantastic life story (highlights include building guitars for KISS) told with grace, humor, and a bracing lack of sentimentality.”<br>— Entertainment Weekly <br>“Dramatic and revealing.”<br>— Boston Globe <br>“Lean, powerful in its descriptive accuracy and engaging in its understated humor...Emotionally gripping.” <br>— Chicago Tribune <br>“Robison’s lack of finesse with language is not only forgivable, but an asset to his story . . . His rigid sentences are arguably more telling of his condition than if he had created the most graceful prose this side of Proust.”<br>— Chicago Sun-Times <br>“ Look Me in the Eye is a fantastic read that takes readers into the mind of an Aspergian both through its plot and through the calm, logical style in which Robison
Author Information
John Robison lives with his wife and son in Amherst, Massachusetts. His company, J E Robison Service, repairs and restores classic cars such as Jaguars, Land Rovers, Rolls Royces and Bentleys. His website is www.johnrobison.com.
