This has to be one of the most fascinating books I have read in a while. It has a voice that is unique to me in so far as I had never read a book told from the perspective of a teen with Asperger's. I have to admit that I know only trace amounts about the syndrome, but it was educational. Whether it was accurate or not, I think it's helped me be more understanding of someone with Asperger's and of parents of a child with it. 
 Christopher, the narrator, has a unique perspective of the world. There were things he thought that I know sound unreasonable to the majority of us, but I thought there was something so insightful about his observations about people, society, and death. He only saw things differently and I wish we as a society could accept that we all don't see eye to eye on everything. I have to imagine that it must be difficult to relate to someone that does not like to be touched, someone who sees everything to differently, and in this sense his parents, who I wanted to believe were awful people (they really do some terrible things), were just at a loss of what to do to help Christopher adjust to the world he had to live in. And I can see how that frustration can manifest in complicated ways (don't get me wrong they really do terrible things). I found that I was frustrated with Christopher at many instances throughout the story, even seeing how his mind was working through the problems he faced and I imagine for any parent it has to be incredibly hard. 
 The story itself would be very ordinary if it had been told from a different perspective, but from Christopher's, it was an adventure about overcoming your fears, not so much for the thrill of it, but out of necessity. I really enjoyed this book and I would absolutely recommend it.