hellcatlizzie asked:
This is more of a thank you than an ask.
My husband is autistic and one of his traits is he has very low level of imagination. He struggled reading unless it was something familiar as he could never imagine anything outside what he knew. For example he could read Rebus books as he knows Edinburgh or star wars books because he knows the world's and characters.
He listens to audible as he is a driver, he had been looking for suggestions and knowing my love of your work checked out some bits on audible. He managed American God's and good omens due to the shows. He really wanted to try others but didn't want to struggle.
The absolute delight he had listening to Neverwhere was unbelievable. He rushed home to tell me he could 'see it' for the first time in his life (aged 33) he was able to imagine the scenes and people and I've never seen his face light up like that since we had our son. It was like when I was seven and first got into reading.
He's just finished sandman and stopped on route to message me about how amazing it was.
Essentially you sir have managed to somehow unlock his imagination and I could never thank you enough.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I never thought I would see him as excited as I get for a new book to read :)