The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone looking for a reason to quit reading cold-turkey
Absolute garbage. Easily the worst book I’ve read in 2008, and certainly a contender for Worst Book I’ve Ever Read. This crap won the prestigious Whitbread Book of the Year honors, and while I have absolutely no idea what that entails, I firmly support both the eradication of this farcical award and the crucifixion of anyone on the selection committee that nominated this stinking smegma.
I’d seen this book prominently featured at many shops (mayhap Oprah was currently endorsing it as...more
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Read in January, 2005
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This book I read in a day. I was in a Chapters bookstore in Toronto (that's like Barnes and Noble to the Americans in the crowd) and anyway I was just browsing around, trying to kill time. When suddenly I saw this nice display of red books with an upturned dog on the cover. Attracted as always to bright colours and odd shapes, I picked it up. It's only about 250 pages or so. I read the back cover and was intrigued. I flipped through the pages and noticed that it had over One Million chapters. I ...more
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Read in January, 2006
From my Amazon.com review:
"...I wrote a book and that means I can do anything..."
What a sad, strange book. Christopher's stream-of-consciousness narration was unique to say the least (I liked how he jumped around from topic to topic, because organized writing can become quite a bore). While I don't see this as a study on autism, many autistic characteristics are displayed - most notably, the OCD. Can't have one sort of food touching another sort on his plate, ...more
"...I wrote a book and that means I can do anything..."
What a sad, strange book. Christopher's stream-of-consciousness narration was unique to say the least (I liked how he jumped around from topic to topic, because organized writing can become quite a bore). While I don't see this as a study on autism, many autistic characteristics are displayed - most notably, the OCD. Can't have one sort of food touching another sort on his plate, ...more
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Read in February, 2008
A very charming, insightful, engaging book. From the perspective of a 15-year-old boy who has a kind of high-functioning autism (which may not be autism, actually, but Asberger's?).
Some mature themes. Here are some of my favorite quotes:
“For example, this morning for breakfast I had Ready Brek and some hot raspberry milk shake. But if I say that I actually had Shreddies and a mug of tea (footnote: But I wouldn’t have Shreddies and tea because they are both brown.) I start thinki...more
Some mature themes. Here are some of my favorite quotes:
“For example, this morning for breakfast I had Ready Brek and some hot raspberry milk shake. But if I say that I actually had Shreddies and a mug of tea (footnote: But I wouldn’t have Shreddies and tea because they are both brown.) I start thinki...more
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Read in June, 2007
I finished The Curious Incident... in under 24 hours. That is how much I loved the book. I felt it really accurately captured most family life with a special needs child, and it really brought autism to light. Christopher's interactions during his adventure reminded a bit of how people treat the main character in Alan Lightman's The Diagnosis. And the talk of math and science make me think it would be a great choice for BGSU's Common Reading Experience. (Check out the CRE blog too for reading su...more
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مترجم: شیلا ساسانی نیا. در کتاب به این نکته هیچ اشاره ای نشده ولی از روی علائم راوی کتاب مشخص هست که به نوع خاصی از بیماری ذهنی دچار هست. کتاب از طرف بچه ۱۵ ساله ای به اسم کریستوفر نوشته شده که به نوع از بیماری ذهنی به اسم اوتیسم مبتلا هست. و نوع خاصی از بیماری اوتیسم که به اسم سندر...more
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Read in May, 2008
An interesting book written from the perspective of an autistic teenager living in England with his father. It is an enjoyable and quick read, unless you stop to figure out the math problems yourself. As it's part mystery novel, I won't say much about the plot except that other themes take over the novel about halfway through, so be prepared.
I think the point Haddon is making is that the autistic mind can be seen as eerily similar to that of the 'normal' individual, and maybe even more revel...more
I think the point Haddon is making is that the autistic mind can be seen as eerily similar to that of the 'normal' individual, and maybe even more revel...more
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whimsical yet packs a punch...
it may look inconspicuously thin, but the book, i bet, would be something that any lucky reader is sure to want to have for keeps. starts off innocently enough...well, okay, maybe not so innocent since the first scene was the finding of a brutally murdered dog. some may already think that that is all the story is going to be about--the finding of the killer. nothing too deep or exciting. heck...maybe not worth the effort at all (hey, don't pelt me--i own a dog a...more
it may look inconspicuously thin, but the book, i bet, would be something that any lucky reader is sure to want to have for keeps. starts off innocently enough...well, okay, maybe not so innocent since the first scene was the finding of a brutally murdered dog. some may already think that that is all the story is going to be about--the finding of the killer. nothing too deep or exciting. heck...maybe not worth the effort at all (hey, don't pelt me--i own a dog a...more
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Read in April, 2008
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The concept is interesting: narrating the novel through the POV of an autistic boy. The chapters are cleverly numbered by prime numbers, which ties in with the novel. It has interesting illustrations and diagrams to look at. However, I would not recommend this because it disappointed me and I couldn't, in good conscience, tell anyone to read a book I was disappointed in.
I guess my disappointment lies in the fact that not only did my book club tout this as a mystery novel but also many of ...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who is interested in a sweet story told from a different perspective
It's possible that I should spend a bit more time digesting this book before commenting on it, but I almost feel like if I were to do so, I would just end up with the same things to say. I would just be saying them a few days later.
'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' is touching, innocently funny, frustrating, and at once a quick and difficult read. Mark Haddon's narrative style throughout the book is original and consistent (which is not always easy to do, it seems). Chr...more
'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' is touching, innocently funny, frustrating, and at once a quick and difficult read. Mark Haddon's narrative style throughout the book is original and consistent (which is not always easy to do, it seems). Chr...more
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Read in September, 2007
Een roman die bijna evenveel prijzen als lezers kreeg en in m’n omgeving door verschillende mensen bejubeld werd. Dan plots gevonden in de beste tweedehandszaak van Brussel, waar een exemplaar lag voor de ronde som van 1 euro. En het is waar wat de mensen zeggen: Haddons The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time is een mooi, grappig en ontroerend boek, dat zowel bij jongeren als volwassenen met een hartslag in de smaak kan vallen. Het uitgangspunt van het boek – laat een vijftienjari...more
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Read in September, 2007
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oliver sacks/sherlock holmes fans
One day in June I was joking with my sister, "I should TOTALLY write a story about an autistic detective! He would go around solving mysteries, but then not telling anyone about it because he doesn't relate well to people!" And then I thought for a second, and said "oh wait, I think there's already a book about this."
As someone who likes neurology case histories and detective fiction, this sounded like the book for me. And it was, kinda. A few months after buying it I sta...more
As someone who likes neurology case histories and detective fiction, this sounded like the book for me. And it was, kinda. A few months after buying it I sta...more
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