Craig Lancaster
Paperback | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 4.12 | 10855 Users | 1368 Reviews
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| Title | : | 600 Hours of Edward (Edward #1) |
| Author | : | Craig Lancaster |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First 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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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.
Details Books Toward 600 Hours of Edward (Edward #1)
| 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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Ratings: 4.12 From 10855 Users | 1368 ReviewsArticle Containing Books 600 Hours of Edward (Edward #1)
For the first time in my life, I actually felt like a hypochondriac. And for a day I thought I had Aspergers syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, my every movement tracked and accounted for, as my social skills dropped off a precipitous edge, only to return to normal the next day.Edward Stanton rocked 600 HOURS OF EDWARD like Mick Jagger in his prime. His head (and mine) filled with numbers, as we tracked weather patterns, wrote letters of discontent, and consumed spaghetti and Diet Dr.I have to admit I began reading 600 Hours of Edward with a bit of trepidation. This is fellow Montanan, journalist and friend, Craig Lancaster's first novel and I wanted to like it. But, I wondered, 278 pages about a man with Asperger's syndrome who obsessively-compulsively records the exact minute he awakes each morning? Someone who eats the same thing for lunch every day, drives to the grocery store every Tuesday, and makes only right-hand turns?Well, I fell in love with Edward.Rather than a
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
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
I 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
I tried eHarmony, because I liked the white hair and glasses of that guy on the commercials, and his manner was gentle, but eHarmony told me that the system and it's twenty nine levels of compatibility couldn't find anyone for me.That hurt my feelings. I prefer facts, but sometimes sense is all you have to go on. I have not seen a man over there, and so I wonder whether my neighbor has a husband or her boy has a father. I would be sad to think that he doesnt, but having a father isnt necessarily
Books about people with mental illness have become quite a popular theme in recent years.I've read a few of them now, but this is definitely one of my favourites. It's funny but not over the top slapstick, touching, but subtle and filled with characters that are likeable but imperfect - just the way I like them. Edward is a lovely little book.Listened to this on audiobook narrated by Luke Daniels who is the best narrator that I've ever heard. It makes such a difference!
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