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An amazing journey into a different perception I start to read this and it feels like a gimmick at first. Can Haddon keep this up? Then I truly become immersed in a reality that is so different from my own. I started to forget that this was a novel, I really felt I was privy to this young man's journal and his examination of a mystery that led him to revelations that he was ill-prepared for. Having had some experience working with autistic children, I was prepared for the typical tics and public perceptions, but Haddon stunned me with how well he was able to create Christopher's inner life. The mathematical interludes, the inability to perceive the meaning behind facial expressions, or even the numbering of chapters using primes are all brilliantly expressed. This book works on so many different levels that it should be a must read for...well, just about anyone.