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Definitely one of the oddest childhood memoirs I’ve read

Germs: A Memoir of Childhood by Richard Wollheim

September 3, 2021 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Bingo Square Rep But not what you think.  Let Wollheim explain. “. . . such was the hope, I would, in saying one thing after another after another after another, each with a grain more of truth to it than its predecessor, come to spill the beans: I might, if only the ear stayed steady, and that was another hope, find myself, with one broad archaic gesture, scattering the germs.” Wollheim was born in England between the two wars to a German Jewish theatrical producer […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: childhood, England between the Wars, on the spectrum, Richard Wollheim, Visual Fragments

elderberrywine's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: childhood, England between the Wars, on the spectrum, Richard Wollheim, Visual Fragments ·
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Just One More Strike Against Standardized Tests

March 13, 2015 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

If you crossed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time with a Jennifer Crusie romance, you might end up with something like this novel. Simsion tells the story of Don Tillman, a genetics professor at a university in Australia, whose precisely ordered and scheduled life and lack of social awareness suggest to the reader that he’s on the spectrum, long before Don comes out and says it directly. Don decides he needs to find a wife so he develops a questionnaire that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: on the spectrum, The Rosie Project

Jenny S's CBR7 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: on the spectrum, The Rosie Project ·
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