Dear Miss Landau

My younger brother bought us all this book as he heard it being reviewed on radio 4. The reason he bought it is because our sister was also diagnosed with Aspergers at 38 as James was. I read it to try and understand my sister a bit more. Although she isn't completely like James there are a lot of s......more

I read this constantly thinking "is this for real?" An autistic Scottish man in his 40s has an obsession with a character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and writes a 250,000 word novel based on the character and ends up travelling to Hollywood and meeting the actress who plays her. You couldn't make......more

Things I like about this book: The way Christie writes about being an "autist". He is open - brutally at times, beautifully at others -about his experiences, the ways in which his autism and his way of thinking can be a strength (I hadn't heard of the Peter Pan gene before!), but also the real ways i......more

An autobiographical work by my friend James Christie. When reviewed on A Good Read (BBC Radio 4) the reviewer called it the best book he'd read in 10 years. Praise indeed! James is autistic, at the Asperger, high functioning end of the spectrum. During the 90s he developed an obsession with the TV d......more

A very interesting book, well read by its author. Granting an insight into Asperger's syndrome and life with it. James Christie has a turn of phrase which is elegant and interesting, brings his tale to the ear pleasantly, providing me what was a unique insight into the condition. I may have to read......more