Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Title: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: May 18, 2004
Page Count: 240
Where I got: Gift
Where you can get it: Amazon
How much: List Price 14.95
Format I read it in: Kindle
Description/Blurb:
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.
This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
My Thoughts:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I received this book as a gift when I needed a book that would change my perspective.
My initial thought, of course, was who kills a dog with a garden fork?!?!
The author really captures the essence of the stereotypical characteristics of autism fairly well. I kind of felt like I was watching Rain Man in a sense, though, and i know that that is not how autism always looks. The language seemed a little juvenile and awkward at times, but in the context of the main character being autistic, that kind of worked.
There is something almost sweet about Christopher’s awkwardness. This poor kid has been through so much and he is still as matter of fact about it. His mom is dead, and as far as he is concerned, that is just that.
I found it interesting that the main character of this book is an autistic teenage boy. This is a perspective that you do not get to read very often. As the parent of an autistic child, I wish that there were more books like this.
Many might find the narrative awkward, but that is part of what makes it real, I think. I often wonder if this is how the world looks to my daughter.
I think the author really captured the essence of it and i felt a connection to Christopher. He faced so much that would be hugely overwhelming but he did not give up. Even when he discovered his father’s secret, he found a way to deal with it and move on.
I think that this book was well written and I am really glad that I read it.
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