Livvie Owen Lived Here

Is anyone else tired of reading books where the narrator has autism/downs syndrome/cerebral palsy and is therefore SO WISE? Is it politically incorrect to write a negative review book that exists to teach SENSITIVITY and PERSPECTIVE? 14 year old Livvie Owen has one older sister (who is nice), one yo......more

Disappointing. I honestly don't know where to start with this book. The first half is so dull. I literally could only read 20 pages at a time, before falling asleep. It picks up near the end, but barely enough. The synopsis truly does sell a different tale then the one I read. Where is the complaints......more

Personal Response I thought Livvie Owen Lived Here was a very interesting book. It was cool to see the point of view from someone with autism. I didn’t like how the book was based in an alternate universe though. I was a little confused with the plot of the story, and how the author never cleared up......more

So, I read this a couple years back. I loved it, the author has a spectacular sense of story, and I always appreciate autism in a book. Sometimes the autism bits did feel tacked-on. I was really sad that there wasn't a sequel, but the sequels are never as good, anyway. Made me cry. I've been meaning......more