Overall, I really liked the book. I thought it was good to read a modern English author and see their style of writing as opposed to only reading Shakespeare. I think it really gave good insight to the differences in the English language when its spoken in America and when its spoken in England. Some words like cross, for example, I had never heard it used in that context. There were many other examples of this.
I also liked that it wasn't narrated in a traditional way either. It was from the point of view of a kid who had a form of Autism whereas most books we've read have been by normal functioning humans so you really got to understand how he dealt with his disability and also how his parents and everyone around him dealt with it.
Another thing that I liked was that the author had Christopher come out of his shell and act normal to achieve his goal and complete the quest of finding his mother. Along the way, he did a lot of things that he wouldn't have and that was definitely crucial to completing the quest. Although, many times during the quest he reverted back to his old ways and hid in his shell.
I did not like the fact that he ended up living with his mother. I think his mother really doesn't care for him and will get sick of his again soon because people(for the most part) don't change. On the other hand, his father lied to protect him from the fact that his mom didn't want to raise him anymore. He also was more reasonable with Christopher and handled him a lot better than his Mother did. I think it was unfair for his to end up with her.
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