Marcelo in the Real World
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545054744 (0545054745)
Publish date: March 1st 2009
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages no: 312
Edition language: English
Marcelo Sandoval hears music that nobody else can hear --- part of an autism-like condition that no doctor has been able to identify. But his father has never fully believed in the music or Marcelo's unique perception of reality, and he challenges Marcelo to work in the mailroom of his law firm for ...
It's been a few days since I finished listening to this and when I think back, I get the feeling of "That was so sweet!" (Sweet like "Awwwww," not like "Dude! That's wicked/radical/awesome!")I liked Marcelo. I wish I'd have known a few Marceloes when I was in high school. Maybe I did. I don't rememb...
I had swapped this on a sudden whim and now, now I am completely baffled by how much I loved reading it. I have to clean the appartment and bake a tart, but I am still sitting around in my pajamas because I was shortening and shortening the minimum amount of time I need to get things done - only bec...
This is another one I perhaps should have read instead of listened to. I didn't like the reader's voice and wasn't always sure when Marcelo was thinking or talking. He read slowly, which made sense for the character, but I ended up turning on the 2x speed on my ipod at times. It's a coming-of-age...
Rating: 4.5What is the "real world"? Marcelo Sandoval has a mild form of autism which makes him different. He is surrounded by those who don't make fun of him and he wants to keep it that way till he graduates high school. But Marcelo's father, Arturo, wants him to work with him in his law firm this...