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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Start date: April 1, 2014

Finish date: May 1, 2014

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Oct 13, 2008 Δx Δp ≥ ½ ħ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: i-me-mine, a-day-in-the-life

Ketika pertamakali melihatnya di toko buku, saya langsung penasaran dengan judul buku ini—apalagi di cover belakang ada embel-embel novel misteri pembunuhannya. Tapi ada alasan lain mengapa saya merasa buku ini wajib saya baca, ketika googling, tak sengaja saya menemukan daftar buku yang mendapat penghargaan Whitbread Award, dan secara mengejutkan, buku ini masuk dalam daftar juara. Karenanya, ketika menemukannya di toko buku, tanpa berpikir dua kali saya langsung memasukkannya dalam keranjang b ...more

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Jun 12, 2018 Ben rated it it was amazing

Summary:

A kid on the spectrum deals with life-stuff and grows up a lot along the way.

Liked

First person narrative (done well I love this style, Flowers for Algernon is another good example)
Perspective into how someone different might view the world (what if you hated being hugged, how might you relate to your family).
A different view of the world.
Abrupt ending was quite beautiful and fitting (a book ending can make a very lasting impression for me: e.g. The Book Thief 'I am haunted by humans'
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Jul 03, 2011 Laura S rated it liked it

This book I feel is not quite amazing, its a very simple story line and is quite enjoyable as a small short read. I find it hard to get in the storyline, as well like Gatsby I have read it so many times for college that it is not as entertaining as it would be if I had read it for enjoyment, then again I feel I would not pick it up if it was in a library or a shop.

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