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Book Review of Wild Boy

Wild Boy
Wild Boy
Author: Jill Dawson
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Well, this was an interesting fictionalization of Victor of Aveyron's story, but truly it was not great. The shifts of perspective were unwieldy and took some getting used to. Victor came across as an autistic child very clearly, which was a more modern take on this wild child myth. It was not a bad book, and if some minor changes were made to the structure and to clarify the P.O.V. it would be greatly improved.