3.5 stars. People are missing the point, I think, when they describe this book as being "educational," recommending it for those who want to learn about autism. I don't know if this main character's thinking is indicative of a certain type of autism or not, but as I said, I don't think that's the point. It's all about a unique point of view. Done well, it's a strong foundation for a good literary story; which, this book is. The main character has a limited scope of understanding and an inability to feel emotions like a normal person. We follow him on an adventure of sorts, and it's fun, because he doesn't go the normal way of point A to point B, he goes in a spiral. The parents deal with this in different ways. It makes you think, how would I deal with it? So will you learn something? Hopefully you will learn things from any good fiction.