The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon
This Nebula-Award-winning novel is ostensibly a science fiction tale, however its setting and level of technology place it sometime "next week", and should thus be accessible to even non-genre readers. A group of functioning autistics faces the possibility of undergoing a scientific procedure that would improve their abilities to interact successfully with the world around them, but may fundamentally alter the way their brains work...possibly eliminating their current personalities. Told primarily in first-person narrative form from the perspective of Lou Arrendale, one of the most functional (and brilliant) of the autists, this is a compelling fictional exploration of what makes us "us", and what the values are that we place on our predictable interactions with our fellow human beings. What would you choose to do, if you might be able to fit into society more effectively but you might not be "you" anymore?. -- Reviewed by Scott C. [Reference - Bennett Martin Public Library]
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Fabulous choice. I enjoyed Moon's book thoroughly. Definitely a book to read and enjoy and it would make a good book club option too, if you're not afraid of asking "Why?" to many everyday questions.
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