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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Start date: May 1, 2020

Finish date: May 31, 2020

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Why we're reading this: May 2020 Completist Poll Winner
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May 21, 2020 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: general-fiction, favorites, completist-book-club, 2020, mystery

5 stars

This is the touching, raw, heart-string pulling, and sometimes frustrating story of Christopher Boone. He is the protagonist and narrator of the story while suffering from emotional and developmental disorders with some savant capabilities. The interesting thing is the whole time he tells his story, while his behavior is odd and different from others, he never seems to acknowledge the fact that he knows he is different. During his interactions with other characters he feels he is being lo ...more

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Aug 28, 2020 Pye rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: yy-uncontrollable-emo, fiction-contemporary, zz-scribd-audio, xx-bookclub-ftbc

This was a very good book, although very sad at times. It was easy to slip into Christopher's world, if only superficially. I became invested in Christopher's life, and reading his story was a meaningful experience. ...more

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