A review by melplays9000
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

This book was not groundbreaking. The author is in his 20’s and hasn’t had any life changing experiences. Other than him being autistic, he had lived a fairly average life and I don’t really feel a memoir of his was necessary. I don’t think he’s particularly well known as Ive never heard of him, but I could be wrong. I most of his jokes I didn’t really find funny although, I admit that is completely a me problem not a book problem. 

I appreciate what the book did with educating people about autism as well as showing an autistic perspective to the everyday. I liked the conversational tone of the book and the audiobook gave off podcast vibes and I really enjoyed listening to it. I think this book is great at breaking stigma about autism and showing one very specific perspective on what life was like for this one person on the spectrum. I also appreciate how short this was, it didn’t last long enough for it to feel like a chore. 

Overall this book didn’t really need to happen. Maybe a slight waste of time but I still enjoyed it well enough and I at no point did I feel I actively disliked anything that was being said. 3 stars.
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