Wood did can excellent job of portraying Perry, his friends, his family, and his life. You really felt like you knew Perry. And when all was said and done I felt like I really had a new perspective on how we as a society treat people we think are different from us, and rather how we should treat them. I know I, personally, am about as far from bigoted or prejudiced as can be, yet after reading this book I feel like my eyes are open even wider. A very well written book!

P.S. I actually listened to this one from Audible, and must recommend the audio version. Paul Michael was the narrator, and he did an awesome job voicing the characters and drawing you in to the story.