Shine Shine Shine (edition 2012)

This was a different kind of story. But it was an enjoyable read. I loved reading about the life of Sunny and Maxon. Learning about her children and mother. Seeing how they deal with one aspect of being autistic. Then tying it all together with a trip to the moon made this a unique plot. I loved how each family member had their own physical problems and quirks to deal with but in spite of those issues the love for one another stayed strong even though it took a crisis to make them aware of the depths of their feelings. I would recommend this as a fun novel and look forward to more stories written by this author. . ( )

Fantastic, truly original! The main character is a bald woman who is married to a man with Asperger's that she met when they were kids, and it tells all about their relationship and they turn social situations into mathematical equations to better understand them. Really cool. ( )

I wanted to like this book. So many people have given it glowing reviews, but it just left me saying 'Huh?' I felt like the author was just trying to go in too many directions and left too many question unanswered, without enough information for the reader to come to any definitive conclusions; you basically just have to guess. ( )

WHAT

Okay, no, this was really a beautiful book and I loved it and all buttttttttt it ended so abruptly that I was like, hmm? Wait, what? I don't have twenty more pages to finish this up? Other than literally TWO throwaway sentences in the last couple of pages, it leaves things very open ended. However, with all that said, this really was a beautiful book, and the story was original and engaging and enthralling, but seriously. WHAT.

One of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read : "This is what it means to die. You do not finish." This sentence alone bumped it up to four stars for me. Hurts so good. ( )

What a GREAT READ! The characters are unique, the writing is fantastic, and the story is beautiful. I laughed, I cried, I related (I mean, we all have those moments where we just want to FIT IN!). I loved the structure of the story, the author kept it moving forward, but also went back to fill in the gaps. Not only that, I would wonder about a piece of Maxon and Sunny's story and the next segment would answer the question beautifully. I just loved it!

And for some reason, I keep thinking of The Time Traveler's Wife. They're very vaguely similar, but I enjoyed this one far more...mainly because I wasn't lost in anyone's time travels. ( )