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Slightly Baffled

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

October 30, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Warning: here be spoilers America, sometime in the near future. Astrobiologist Theo Byrne raises his son Robin alone after the death of his wife. He feels like he’s doing a terrible job, especially when Robin is sent home from school for smashing his only friend’s face with a thermos. Robin is a complicated child; intelligent but suffering from Aspergers, ADHD, OCD and probably a few other things. Theo is weary to accept the decision; Robin’s school, meanwhile, is pushing him to put the boy on […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ADHD, Asperger's, autism, Bewilderment, child psychology, cllimate change, Environment, flowers for algernon, politics, Psychology, richard powers

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ADHD, Asperger's, autism, Bewilderment, child psychology, cllimate change, Environment, flowers for algernon, politics, Psychology, richard powers ·
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“Life is something we need to stop correcting. My boy was a pocket universe I could never hope to fathom. Every one of us is an experiment, and we don’t even know what the experiment is testing.”

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

June 22, 2022 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

In one word: Gutting I have something shocking to say. I hope you’re sitting down. I’m behind in my book reviews. I KNOW, I KNOW. Utterly surprising, as um, it’s become my habit, wherein I let a few books pile up, and then stress about being “behind” which I am using quotation marks to illustrate the falsity of this statement. Because how can I be “behind” in a hobby that is supposed to be fun. I mean, these are not required book reviews for a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Bewilderment, death of parent, Environment, nature, oprah's book club, richard powers, science

cheerbrarian's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Bewilderment, death of parent, Environment, nature, oprah's book club, richard powers, science ·
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