tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post7257474446288363007..comments2023-10-07T11:03:10.202-05:00Comments on Autist's Corner: And Now, A Frivolous Literary PostLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-9044000369931165932008-08-31T21:28:00.000-05:002008-08-31T21:28:00.000-05:00I have Beloved; I started reading it not too long ...I have <I>Beloved</I>; I started reading it not too long ago (having gotten exposed to Morrison in a class and read her <I>The Bluest Eye</I> and <I>Song of Solomon</I>, both of which I really liked) and couldn't really get into it.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking to try it again, though. I saw on your blog that you've read it many times.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-26962703419300883222008-08-31T16:17:00.000-05:002008-08-31T16:17:00.000-05:00I nominate Denver from Toni Morrison's "Beloved" f...I nominate Denver from Toni Morrison's "Beloved" for best "autistic-like" fictional character...stevethehydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334234855643025449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-25990764017526594772008-08-28T23:08:00.000-05:002008-08-28T23:08:00.000-05:00...Nancy Kress's Beggars trilogy ...There's one I ...<I>...Nancy Kress's Beggars trilogy ...</I><BR/><BR/>There's one I need to pick up, so I guess we're even.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-18450455600108332692008-08-28T16:10:00.000-05:002008-08-28T16:10:00.000-05:00Well, phooey. Now I'll have to reread Oryx and Cra...Well, phooey. Now I'll have to reread Oryx and Crake. I read it before knowing much about the spectrum, and I don't really remember much about Crake. From the Dune universe, I probably identify most closely with Paul or one of the mentats. <BR/><BR/>The second novel of Nancy Kress's Beggars trilogy, Beggars Ride, has characters who are very autistic-like, the super-sleepless.CS McClellan/Catanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528100633458181090noreply@blogger.com