The Martian Child (Audiobook)

from iluvnooyawk

It was great. I was sorta skeptic at first because it's written by a sci-fi author, but I snuck to the back shelves of the library and read the first few pages when I was supposed to be working. I couldn't put it down because it's just written so well, so I brought it home. I loved practically ev...

from whitewavedarling

This was a quick thoughtful read. I'd seen the film (because of John Cusack truthfully), but it drew me in to the point where I wanted to see the book. The book is both more frightening and comes across as more universal. In other words, the boy in the film is ONE of a kind. The boy in the book i...

from bookdads

When David decides to adopt a boy from foster care as a single father he's prepared to deal with the boy's ADHD, reactive attachment disorder and history of abuse … but he's not expecting to hear that little Dennis also thinks that he's actually a Martian. Fortunately for both of them, this David...

from EowynA

Stunning book This reads like a memoir; it's marketed as a novella. I suspect that means that the details are made up, but I feel that the emotional through-line is real. This book is the emotional journey of a man adopting a child, and of the child learning to trust the man. The Martian question...

from bookdads

When David decides to adopt a boy from foster care as a single father he's prepared to deal with the boy's ADHD, reactive attachment disorder and history of abuse ... but he's not expecting to hear that little Dennis also thinks that he's actually a Martian. Fortunately for both of them, this Dav...