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A transporting and brilliant comic novel narrated by an unforgettable woman: Karen Nieto, an autistic savant whose idiosyncrasies prove her greatest giftsAs intimate as it is profound, and as clear-eyed as it is warmhearted, Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the World marks an extraordinary debut by the award-winning Mexican playwright, journalist, and poet Sabina Berman.Karen Nieto passed her earliest years as a feral child, left alone to wander the vast beach property near her family's failing tuna cannery. But when her aunt Isabelle comes to Mexico to take over the family business, she discovers a real girl amidst the squalor. So begins a miraculous journey for autistic savant Karen, who finds freedom not only in the love and patient instruction of her aunt but eventually at the bottom of the ocean swimming among the creatures of the sea. Despite how far she's come, Karen remains defined by the things she can't do—until her gifts with animals are finally put to good use at the family's fishery. Her plan is brilliant: Consolation Tuna will be the first humane tuna fishery on the planet. Greenpeace approves, fame and fortune follow, and Karen is swept on a global journey that explores how we live, what we eat, and how our lives can defy even our own wildest expectations.
i really loved this book right from the opening pages. I initially purchased it at our local independent bookstore, but had one sent to a friend by Amazon. My initial attraction to the book was the theme of tuna conservation. But that's really the backdrop for understanding how one of the two main character is pulled out of her autistic shell and helped to confront the world. And it seems the author really understands the strengths and weaknesses of thinking autistic-ally. It can be very creative but can also be very rigid. That main character comes up with novel solutions to maintaining tuna catches in the Mediterranean and off Mexico, but also interprets many statements people make very literally. She eventually learns that sometimes people say things that might mean something else, although she might not figure out what it is. I can't say I know or understand all the aspects of autistic behavior, but I think the author should be congratulated for developing two women characters who have many strengths as well as weaknesses, and doing so with compassion and understanding.
