Craig Lancaster
Paperback | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 4.12 | 10855 Users | 1368 Reviews
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| Original Title: | 600 Hours of Edward |
| ISBN: | 1606390139 (ISBN13: 9781606390139) |
| Series: | Edward #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Montana Book Award Nominee (2009), High Plains Book Award (2010) |
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A thirty-nine-year-old with Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Edward Stanton lives alone on a rigid schedule in the Montana town where he grew up. His carefully constructed routine includes tracking his most common waking time (7:38 a.m.), refusing to start his therapy sessions even a minute before the appointed hour (10:00 a.m.), and watching one episode of the 1960s cop show Dragnet each night (10:00 p.m.).But when a single mother and her nine-year-old son move in across the street, Edward’s timetable comes undone. Over the course of a momentous 600 hours, he opens up to his new neighbors and confronts old grievances with his estranged parents. Exposed to both the joys and heartaches of friendship, Edward must ultimately decide whether to embrace the world outside his door or retreat to his solitary ways.
Heartfelt and hilarious, this moving novel will appeal to fans of Daniel Keyes’s classic Flowers for Algernon and to any reader who loves an underdog.
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| Title | : | 600 Hours of Edward (Edward #1) |
| Author | : | Craig Lancaster |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | October 23rd 2009 by Riverbend Publishing (first published February 10th 2009) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Audiobook |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 10855 Users | 1368 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books 600 Hours of Edward (Edward #1)
*******3rd read, 2019*******I'm not sure what else to say about this book except that it is beautifully written and wonderfully expressed. You will laugh and cry. More laughter than tears. This read was so much more meaningful because it was a buddy read with my daughter. And we both loved it. The main character had a stormy relationship with his dad and my daughter and I once had a stormy relationship as well, so this book was a perfect one for us to read together. We hope to read the rest ofI finished this 5-star read at 22:02. I have recorded it on Goodreads and my data is complete. It is my 112th book of the year and it is one of my favourites. I don't cry at books much at all. This book is one of two books that have made me cry this year. (The other is Boy's Life, which is probably my book of the year). I went into this not knowing what to expect really. It started off slowly, getting to know the main character, Edward and all his quirks which provide many a funny moment. And
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.I liked this one. This book was a bit different from what I would normally pick up. I heard a few good things about it so I took a closer look once I noticed that it was available to borrow from Amazon through Prime Reading. I loved the idea of a main character who is living with Asperger's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, so I decided to give it a try and I am really glad that I did.Edward was a great character. I liked
I expect this will be the best book I will read in 2016, although (obviously) I have, as yet, no data on that. A wonderful, warm, utterly compelling portrait of a man at odds with the world he lives in, and tantalisingly close to understanding what it has to offer. The subtle shift in the narrative style, the gradual uncoupling of the prose from its formula as its central character is estranged from the routines that drive his day-to-day existence, is handled brilliantly, almost the perfect
3 1/2 starsEdward has OCD and Aspergers. One is treated with medication and therapy while the other just form parts of who he is. Edward also struggles to let grudges go, to let injustice and the perceived bad behaviour of others go unchecked. To help with this letting go, his therapist suggests that he write letters of grievance to the other parties but with strict instructions NEVER to actually send them. But rather to use this as a way to clear the air in Edwards mind. These letters made for
One of my favorite booksThis is now one of my favorite books. I've learned the value of family, friends and relationships. I've connected to Edward's character somehow in a way that his relationship with his father is similar to my relationship with my mother. Heartfelt, humorous, and well written. I've started reading the second book continuing Edward's story.
This book was just wonderful. It is a book that makes you feel good; a book that makes you think about life, yourself and others; a book that makes you reflect.The thing that makes me love the books where the MC suffers from a mental illness, is the absence of filters. They are the realest people. They don't refrain their thoughts or their words, they're always direct and they don't BS you. Never! There are no misunderstandings and no dramas.Edward is a 39 yo man diagnosed as developmentally
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