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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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December 1, 2023
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December 31, 2023
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What Members Thought

 Marla
3.5 stars. The 15 year old autistic male POV was very different and added a unique slant to the story.

Loved prime numbers for chapter numbers. Enjoyed the math puzzles and philosophy. Wasn't as impressed with the mystery of the murdered dog, but it wasn't the main focus of the story.

Autistic behavior is captured in a tolerable but annoying way. The lists and repetitive observations got old, but I'm sure this is part of autistic reality.

Second half was slower than the first half, so it started in
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Wendy
Oct 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Quirky fun book!
Julia
Sep 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: for-maia, for-noah, nook
interesting insight into life w autism or aspergers.
Jen
Jan 23, 2008 rated it really liked it
You really get a view of what autistic folks must go through. And how Haddon is able to get inside the kids head is amazing..
Charlene
Dec 16, 2008 rated it really liked it
Quite good - a short book, but great character and voice - and I learned more about some math things at the same time.
Carepear C
Sep 29, 2007 rated it really liked it
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Kaitlin
Dec 03, 2007 marked it as to-read
Susan
Dec 18, 2007 rated it it was ok
Dan
Dec 28, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: literary-fiction
Karen
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Mar 24, 2008 rated it liked it
Jen
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Nik
Mar 23, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2024-books
Melissa (So Cal Gal)
Aug 07, 2009 marked it as to-read
Ryan Bassette
Feb 16, 2010 rated it really liked it
Leslie
Feb 24, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: audiobook
Amanda R
Dec 05, 2010 rated it liked it
Mackenzie
Dec 09, 2010 marked it as to-read
Jen
Feb 15, 2011 marked it as to-read
Matt
Mar 25, 2012 rated it liked it
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May 19, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jade
Jan 25, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: mystery
Kai Coates
Jun 08, 2013 rated it really liked it
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