![]() ![]() I felt my school anxiety, and the warmth of a small knot of friends, and the embarrassment of targeted bullying. I saw my loving middle-class family, and the sibling who felt both isolated and penned-in by the fallout of my condition. ![]() ![]() I originally listened to Wonder on Audible, within months of publication, and despite the transatlantic divide, I saw myself vividly in ten-year-old August Pullman. It must also reflect that I’ve changed, and that my view of myself and the world around me has changed, since I first experienced Wonder. Palacio’s 2012 book Wonder by a Disfigured person (my chosen ID and capitalisation), it won’t – and can’t – be reflective only of my proximity to the story. I’m writing this preamble before I re-read the book I’m about to review. ![]()
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