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Jimmy Darwin (The Project Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

4.3 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

My doctor Paxton says I lived a interesting life and it’s a good idea for me to write down stuff I remember, like a book. He says normal people could learn a lot from me.

Growing up, my teachers said I was
“menally challenged” so I’m not supposed to be able to do stuff like write a book. My doctor Paxton said I should try anyways and he would fix most of my mistakes so people can read it.

I’m not the same kinda doctor as my doctor Paxton but people call me doctor Darwin now, so maybe the teachers got it wrong back then.

I can even do stuff that no one else in the world can do.

In this book I’m gonna tell you about all my adventures, from exscaping 9/11 to living in the woods by myself and that time I got attacked by pirates trying to get to the Galapagos Islands. I did a lot of stuff in my life, so it mite take awhile.
-Dr. James Darwin

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071CKWRRG
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1545444801
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Project Series
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

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Customers find the book captivating and well-written, with a compelling character development. They appreciate its thought-provoking nature, with one customer noting how it evokes various emotions.

6 customers mention "Enjoyment"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very enjoyable and a captivating read, with one customer noting it is often amusing.

"...There’s a great combination of humor and adventure but you have to be sharp to get some of the funny parts...." Read more

"...challenged hero, Jimmy, tells us his story in a simple, charming, often amusing, language...." Read more

"...It was interesting, especially him being able to read the DNA." Read more

"I absolutely loved this book. It was a very enjoyable and easy read...." Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers find Jimmy Darwin's character development compelling and charming.

"Jimmy Darwin is adorable! I laughed and cried through the entire book and held my breath for the exciting ending. This is a MUST READ...." Read more

"...our mentally challenged hero, Jimmy, tells us his story in a simple, charming, often amusing, language...." Read more

"...I liked Jimmy Darwin. He was a compelling character, vulnerable but not helpless, simpleminded yet possessing a unique intelligence...." Read more

"...Jimmy's style of writing to be bothersome at all, and gave some insight into his character...." Read more

4 customers mention "Writing style"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style of the book well-crafted, with one customer noting it's an easy read.

"...I love that the book is “written by Jimmy”. He has a funny perspective on life that makes you think...." Read more

"...author is that good at the physical act of writing either way a well written book that you wont have to slog through to understand what is going on...." Read more

"...There are some good lines in this book, one in particular that kept me chuckling for a while, (and I'm not giving a spoilier) was "the President's..." Read more

"...Every emotion I have was evoked. Including much laughter. A well-written, deeply thought-out story, with engaging characters...." Read more

3 customers mention "Thought provoking"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book thought-provoking, with one customer describing it as a deeply thought-out story that evokes every emotion.

"...themes in both, and both are simultaneously whimsical and thought-provoking...." Read more

"...character, vulnerable but not helpless, simpleminded yet possessing a unique intelligence...." Read more

"...Including much laughter. A well-written, deeply thought-out story, with engaging characters. Starting book 3 in this series immediately!" Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017
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    Jimmy Darwin is adorable! I laughed and cried through the entire book and held my breath for the exciting ending. This is a MUST READ.
    Jimmy is a sympathetic character with some mental issues. His psychiatrist talks him into writing his adventures in book format. He gets made fun of and beat up a lot in his life so he decides to learn to live without anyone’s help. He lives like people on Naked and Afraid, except he has clothes and has no problem surviving. He’s more clever than the world gives him credit for. Jimmy’s dream is to make it from New York to the Galapagos Islands to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, his great great great grandfather. Along the way he discovers he has a unique ability which I won’t disclose here. But it adds a serious tone to his unpredictable adventures in the end.
    I love that the book is “written by Jimmy”. He has a funny perspective on life that makes you think. There’s a great combination of humor and adventure but you have to be sharp to get some of the funny parts. I loved the tie-ins with Johnny Moscato’s first book, The Project which I also loved. You don’t need to know anything about The Project to enjoy and understand Jimmy Darwin. But you DO have to think while reading Jimmy Darwin which seems to be an emerging theme in Moscato’s work. Overall, Jimmy Darwin is another 5 star effort.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017
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    This was a fun book that I read in two sittings. It moved fast because our mentally challenged hero, Jimmy, tells us his story in a simple, charming, often amusing, language. This was the main source of enjoyment for me--reading the creative way the author used Jimmy’s ‘disability’ to cleverly describe the world where he lives.

    As it says in the book’s blurb, there is a similarity between this story and Forrest Gump. Like Forrest, Jimmy’s innocent mind remains unspoiled, despite the often savage and corrupt world closing in around him. Noble, if simple, Jimmy performs many a heroic deed, despite being harassed and ignored and beaten. Eventually, the beatings do take their toll on Jimmy and he’s forced to make a decision on whether or not he’ll continue to participate in a world that has often been unkind to him. In the end, the author lets us make our own conclusion about Jimmy's fate.

    I’ve read Moscato’s other book ‘The Project’, and I enjoyed that one, which is why I picked this one up. There are similar themes in both, and both are simultaneously whimsical and thought-provoking. I won’t spoil anything, but by the end, there is a connection made between the two stories, which wasn’t essential to Jimmy Darwin's tale, but served as a treat for those of us who’d read his first book.

    Really enjoyed this one. Giving it the full rating. Would recommend!
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017
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    The world didn’t know what to think of Jimmy Darwin, or James as he preferred. Mentally challenged, Jimmy was on the autism spectrum, but he possessed a savant brilliance that made him an asset to mankind. In school, he was mocked and beaten by other kids. As a young adult, he was constantly worried about his safety. His father was not a part of his life, and his mother died of cancer before she could find a safe haven for her son.

    During his employment as a janitor at a genetic research lab in the World Trade Center, Jimmy learned the significance of the alphanumeric patterns that had flashed before eyes his entire life. The great, great, great grandson of Charles Darwin, Jimmy had the ability to visualize and interpret the DNA sequences of people and animals around him. Through these sequences he could see how animals evolved, and more importantly, he knew how future living organisms could evolve if genetically altered. His ability was worth millions to researchers with both good and evil intentions.

    A self-made survivalist, Jimmy preferred living off the land in solitude. His master plan was to travel to the Galapagos Islands like his famous grandfather and live with nature. The novel, written from Jimmy’s perspective, followed his pursuit to reach the tropical island. His journey was filled with hope, frustrations, tragedy, and more hope.

    The book has many parallels to Winston Groom’s novel, Forrest Gump. Just as Forrest discovered a fortune in shrimping, Jimmy’s talent for hunting and dining on exotic animals also proved to be a great source of income. Instead of “run Forrest run,” it was “cycle Jimmy cycle” as he set out to Florida on his bike. There were other comparisons, but Jimmy Darwin was not simply a Forrest Gump spin off. Jimmy had his own message and his own way of telling it.

    I liked Jimmy Darwin. He was a compelling character, vulnerable but not helpless, simpleminded yet possessing a unique intelligence. The broken English spoken by Jimmy was initially distracting, but I quickly fell into the rhythm of his dialogue and thoughts. The book moved at a steady and intriguing pace with the exception of the ending. While containing suspenseful twists, the conclusion seemed a bit rushed, but then maybe I just didn’t want it to end.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2018
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    Jimmy Darwin is a strange book. Most of the book consists of the many challenges he faced being "slow" or mentally handicapped. But we later find he also has a rare gift that could benefit the world, a savant in reading DNA. If you liked Forrest Gump then you will like this, but this lacks the romance. I did NOT like Forrest Gump, it was too unrealistic. If it was going to be a fantasy then add vampires or something and make it good. But a mentally handicapped man going doing all he did? No way! Same with this book. After all the realistic and unfortunately cruel way people sometimes treat people who are different, now Jimmy is traveling the world, and doing things he probably could not ever do. It was interesting, especially him being able to read the DNA.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2025
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    Similar to Forrest Gump in many ways with the addition of, aliens, dimensions, and other science fiction elements. Plenty of current elements, politics, lies, betrayals, greed, and selfish cruelty.

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