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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
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About Look Me In The Eye: My Life With Asperger's
Product Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.” —from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself—and the world. A born storyteller, Robison has written a moving, darkly funny memoir about a life that has taken him from developing exploding guitars for KISS to building a family of his own. It’s a strange, sly, indelible account—sometimes alien yet always deeply human. Review NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An entertaining, provocative and highly-readable story by a great storyteller...you will rethink your own definition of normal, and it may spark a new appreciation of the untapped potential behind every quirky, awkward person who doesn’t quite fit in.” —New York Times blog“Deeply felt and often darkly funny, Look Me in the Eye is a delight.” —People magazine (Critics Choice, 4 Stars) “It's a fantastic life story (highlights include building guitars for KISS) told with grace, humor, and a bracing lack of sentimentality.” —Entertainment Weekly “A highly entertaining, crazy ride...heartbreaking, inspiring and funny.” —Psychology Today “Lean, powerful in its descriptive accuracy and engaging in its understated humor...Emotionally gripping.” —Chicago Tribune “Robison’s lack of finesse with language is not only forgivable, but an asset to his story . . . His rigid sentences are arguably more telling of his condition than if he had created the most graceful prose this side of Proust.” —Chicago Sun-Times “ Look Me in the Eye is a fantastic read that takes readers into the mind of an Aspergian both through its plot and through the calm, logical style in which Robison writes. . . Even if you have no personal connections with Asperger’ s, you’ll find that Robison—like his brother, Burroughs—has a life worth reading about.” —Daily Camera “Not only does Robison share with his famous brother, Augusten Burroughs ( Running With Scissors), a talent for writing; he also has that same deadpan, biting humor that's so irresistible.” —ELLE magazine“Dramatic and revealing...There's an endearing quality to Robison and his story that transcends the "Scissors" connection … Look Me in the Eye is often drolly funny and seldom angry or self-pitying. Even when describing his fear that he'd grow up to be a sociopathic killer, Robison brings a light touch to what could be construed as dark subject matter…Robison is also a natural storyteller and engaging conversationalist.” — The Boston Globe“This is no misery memoir …[Robison] is a gifted storyteller with a deadpan sense of humour and the book is a rollicking read.” —Times (UK)“ Look Me in the Eye should be required reading for teachers and human services professionals, concerned parents and anyone who likes a well-crafted story of a life zestfully lived to the beat of wildly different drums.” — Bookreporter“Robison's memoir is must reading for its unblinking (as only an Aspergian can) glimpse into the life of a person who had to wait decades for the medical community to catch up with him.” — Booklist“Well-written and fascinating.” — Library Journal“Thoughtful and thoroughly memorable…Moving…In the end, Robison succeeds in his goal of “helping those who are struggling to grow up or live with Asperger’s” to see how it “is not a disease” but “a way of being” that needs no cure except understanding and encouragement from others.” —Publishers Weekly “Affecting, on occasion surprisingly comic memoir about growing up with Asperger’s syndrome….T
