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I myself do not think this book is a mystery/detective story, although it was widely discussed as such. I'd term it more a coming-of-age novel, so it's unusual that I liked it since I have grown so heartily sick of them. However, with a protagonist-narrator who is autistic/Asperger's syndrome (he appears to have aspects of both varieties), this was far more compelling than the usual "Gosh, grownups don't know everything and sometimes do bad things" novel. Christopher Boone sometimes can't sleep
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I love the voice Mark Haddon brings to life here. It is so innocent throughout all the intense situations Christopher is involved in. I've read a few books in which characters have autism or some form of it, but Curious Incident surpasses them all.
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fantastic- very touching.
Dec 09, 2008
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May 22, 2011
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Jul 06, 2011
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