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Handling - Augusti ”Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) är en 10-årig pojke som bor i North River Heights i övre Manhattan, New York, med hans mor Isabel (Julia Roberts), far Nate (Owen Wilson), äldre syster Olivia ”Via ”(Izabela Vidovic), och hund Daisy. Han föddes med en sällsynt medicinska facial missbildning, som han hänvisar till som ”mandibulofacial dysostosis”, och har genomgått 27 olika operationer som ett resultat. Auggie har varit Hemundervisning, men han nalkas femman, hans föräldrar välja att registrera honom i Beecher Prep, en privat skola. Innan läsåret börjar, Auggie möter med Mr Tushman (Mandy Patinkin), rektor, som arrangerar en tur för honom med tre andra studenter: Jack Will (Noah Jupe), Julian Albans (Bryce Gheisar) och Charlotte Cody (Elle McKinnon). När skolan börjar, Auggie är initialt utfryst av nästan hela elevkåren, men snart bildar en nära vänskap med Jack.

HIGHLY RECOMMEDING THE AUDIOVERSON! Why? The narration and voiceacting are bloody superb. Feels like high value production. And they have a hugh playout at the Muskö naval base here in Haninge, where I live <3 ... also Vincent Couture really know how to play this out well (love the French-Canadian accent). I like how Sylvian Neuvel draws giant parallels to how we humans treat other humans of diffrent cultures and backgrounds as dangerous, as if half of the muslims are relgious fanatics and have to be imprisoned. It's a story that puts perspective on humans fakkin idiocy. We are too complicated for our own good. It gives good closure. Not nearly as strong as the first two books, but still - adequate closure. 7,5 knees bent backwards out of 10.

This is somewhat out of the ordinary. It's what we call in Sweden a "radioteater". I've actually never heard one in English and I can say that this... is really well made. The use of the English language and the different accents are splendid and as it may feel as a longer prologue because of the "lack" of storydriven "chapters". It's usually a negative thing, but it actually works here. The things that are told are interesting and giving, and I just hope I'm not biased by this being selected as THE sci-fi book of 2016 on Goodreads. Cleary an 8 out of 10.