tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post1414344028304977007..comments2024-03-28T09:19:51.567-04:00Comments on Look Me In The Eye: Liar's Diary, by Patry FrancisJohn Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-38919006073958524102008-01-29T15:16:00.000-05:002008-01-29T15:16:00.000-05:00Yay for Patry! I'm so glad the blog support day i...Yay for Patry! I'm so glad the blog support day is helping her. Your blog gets so many hits, John, that I bet a lot of her improvement in sales ranking has to do with you.<BR/><BR/>I've decided to post my Patry Francis support piece on my blog tomorrow, to help keep the support she's getting in the blogosphere going for longer than one day. (Also, I had a little something wild happen to one of my books online today that I felt needed attention in today's posting.Jill Elaine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229618587869637644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-86491677343309136782008-01-24T14:26:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:26:00.000-05:00i had to come back to this once i finished her boo...i had to come back to this once i finished her book. and i'm watching the vents over here, too. <BR/><BR/>i trust that it wouldn't have gone over your head, not if you were in that book, not with the force of Ali blowing the truth right down to eye level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-74913485634773857362008-01-23T12:26:00.000-05:002008-01-23T12:26:00.000-05:00Thank you for her link, and the book recommendatio...Thank you for her link, and the book recommendation. It is something I definitely want to read.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-68072452118158763022008-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:002008-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:00Hey Johm, I deleted my earlier post so I could re-...Hey Johm, I deleted my earlier post so I could re-post for clarification. As usual, your blog has provided lots of good fodder for thought and discussion.<BR/><BR/>I am about ten pages away from finishing the same book and I found your Aspergian angle review interesting. Good job describing the tension of the book while not giving away any spoilers. I'll be joining other writers who are blogging about this book on the 29th and it'll be interesting to see the diversity of reviews.<BR/><BR/>Related to Asperger's, on the one hand, an Aspergian may be less likely to feel traumatized by the drama and unhappiness of such a family situation in childhood, but on the other hand the family dynamics may be more likely to be repeated in adulthood if they're not acknowledged and addressed. Just because abuse isn't experienced by Asppergians in the same ways as most other people doesn't mean it doesn't have the same kind of impact. In my personal experience, the Aspergian I am close to is unable to protect himself from abuse in adulthood because he not only didn't develop the social skills he needed to take care of himself, but abuse was normalized for him in his childhood, so he sometimes doesn't even recognize it when it's happening now.Polly Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-33100307905463019352008-01-21T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-21T11:04:00.000-05:00Trish and Kim, it's actually my belief that all hu...Trish and Kim, it's actually my belief that all humans are essentially self centered, and Aspergians are just forthright about it because we lack the social conversational filters.<BR/><BR/>And Kyra, I will try and repost on the 29th but it's not certain where I'll be as the British edition goes on sale soon and the publicity plans are still up in the air.John Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-70526416225814469832008-01-21T10:49:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:49:00.000-05:00"...I think my Asperger's protected me." Well that..."...I think my Asperger's protected me." Well that stopped me in my tracks. You do have a way of weaving your life view into the general blogosphere that is riveting. I've seen how your Aspergian mind can sort of the good, bad and ugly of a book first hand. You bring a unique perspective to looking at a story. Enjoy the Britannica! <BR/><BR/>(PS) I saw a powerful movie last night called "Autism Yesterday" that I'll blog soon.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-62112432204047796172008-01-21T10:02:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:02:00.000-05:00i've got my copy on order. can't wait to read it! ...i've got my copy on order. can't wait to read it! i love her writing. i'm going to do join the wonderful gang of writers on the blog book tour organized to put the word out on her book since her struggles with cancer prevent her from doing a bunch of press. it's january 29th. maybe you can repost on that day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-5709427116516308432008-01-21T09:12:00.000-05:002008-01-21T09:12:00.000-05:00What an interesting perspective! I'd never though...What an interesting perspective! I'd never thought of how being "self-centered" can be a great protective device, whether generated by Asperger's or something else.Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-56269949202657446602008-01-21T06:29:00.000-05:002008-01-21T06:29:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Polly Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-88169375162467782842008-01-20T20:19:00.000-05:002008-01-20T20:19:00.000-05:00On Stephen's blog I asked what were the most influ...On Stephen's blog I asked what were the most influential and inspirational books that the gang had read? I recently posed this same question to John… His immediate first response was the Encyclopedia Britannica!!! LOL<BR/><BR/>John, I’m glad to see that you are reading some fiction!The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878480926012068609noreply@blogger.com