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.

We wanted something "lighter" and this fit the bill. We felt many of the characters were one dimensional. While we all liked the character Keith many other seemed unrealistic and a generalization. There was a nice low level of suspense with a few twists and the story grew on us. However, ultimately, we felt it was not has sharp or as interesting as it could have been.

The story inspired many discussions and everyone thoroughly enjoyed this book.

It should be stated that this book is written for young adult readers. It is fun and an easy read, but not realistic. It reminded me of an older book, "Flowers for Algernon" which was much better. It had an interesting premise, but was predictable, and the characters were pretty one dimensional.

Perry L. crandall knows what its like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he's an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what he'd need to know, the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most important, she taught him who to trust - a crucial lesson for Perry after he wins the lottery. As his family descends, moving in on his fortune, his fate, and his few true friends, he has a lesson for them: Never ever underestimate Perry L Crandall
this was a great book. You hate Perry's family from the very beginning - lots of strong characters in this book. Not the deepest, but you will be cheering for Perry in the end.