I’ve loved this book for decades. Read it multiple times. Thinking about it a bit, and I believe the Mc is autism coded.

Anyone else read this and agree?

Anyone have examples of this in other areas?

  • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
    17·
    4 months ago

    Jonah Judah from Bojack horseman is very clearly autistic, but it’s never mentioned or even the source of any plot point. He’s just a regular character who happens to be autistic and has his own plot things and stuff.

    Edit: misremembered the name

    • Deestan@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 months ago

      Vincent Adultman also feels sympathetic. Not straight autistic, but clearly heavily masking.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
      6·
      4 months ago

      I think you mean Judah from BJHM. AFAIK that show doesn’t have a character named Jonah.

      But Jonah from Ozark is also fairly autism coded although it’s only ever directly implied once in the first episode when he’s called r*tarded by his sister