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Me, Who Dove Into The Heart Of The World (2010)

by Sabina Berman(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0805093257 (ISBN13: 9780805093254)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

review 1: Some favorite partsp. 107 "Descartes wrote that happiness is a matter of the senses. Seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting: that is happiness."p. 191 "Metaphors undermine the truth of your information. Why the hell can't you people live without metaphors?"p. 192. "Simple reality is frightening...we use metaphors as a way to isolate reality. To separate it from us. To disguise it."p. 209 "you...who didn't let anyone separate you from Nature, who uses language but can leave language behind for hours, for days, you're my hope for the human race."
review 2: Karen Nieto is discovered in her house in Mazatlan by her Aunt Isabelle, after her sister, Karen's mother, has passed away. Karen is a feral child, left to scavenge for food, with no past human interactio... morens to shape her social behavior or even speaking capabilities. And Karen is also autistic. She is a high functioning autistic savant, ranging from complete 'imbecile' (the book's words, not mine) in certain areas, to genius in others. Her family owns a tuna cannery in Mexico that is about to go under due to an importation embargo set up by the USA. Now, as she is coming to find her place in the world, finding her voice, interacting with other humans for the first time, and learning the fishing trade, Karen works to try and save her family's business--and also reflect philosophically about the food industry.Reading from the perspective of someone with autism was intriguing. This book, I believe, was extremely well done. I felt like I really understood Karen, or as she refers to herself, 'Me', and as a reader I got to experience her growing up and learning from a perspective totally outside of myself. At times, yes, she was a bit frustrating and unreasonable, but I think the author, Sabina Berman, does that to show how difficult it is for Karen to adjust not only as someone with high-functioning autism but also as one who has experienced very little love and human interactions in her life.The prose style was beautiful. There were a few passages that really struck me and stuck with me after reading them. I loved the interweaving of water imagery throughout the whole book, obviously dealing with the tuna and fishing but also as a place of love and comfort and safety for Karen. Overall this book was a great read. I am happy to read a translate work of fiction (from Spanish; the author is Mexican), and also read from a unique narrator. FYI, this book has quite a bit of adult language and material in it, especially surrounding Karen's college experiences/observations, and sexual awakening. So keep that in mind if you are younger or if you are sensitive to that material. I will say that it did not seem extraneous. Karen as a narrator is quite blunt, so I felt that it was done appropriately.4/5 Stars. Beautiful. Moving. Wonderful. less

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