The Speed of Dark
 

The Speed of Dark

by Elizabeth Moon

Corporate life in early 21st-century America is even more ruthless than it was at the turn of the millennium. Lou Arrendale, well compensated for his remarkable pattern-recognition skills, enjoys his job and expects never to lose it. But he has a new boss, a man who thinks Lou and the others in his building are a liability. Lou and his coworkers are autistic. And the new boss is going to fire... (read more)

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Katamaster
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Anyone who liked "Flowers for Algernon" would love this book. It takes place in the near future and is narrated by an autistic man named Lou. He lives a fairly normal life and works with a group of people like himself. They look at life a lot differently, noticing patterns and colors to an enormous degree, which makes them very valuable to their employer and thus, they are given special privileges to keep them productive and happy.

Unfortunately for Lou and the others, his group...

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