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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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Jan 01, 2011 Kevin Xu rated it really liked it

one of the most unusual way of mystery solving

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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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Sep 15, 2009 Barbara rated it it was amazing

What fun. I loved Christopher, innocent,aware, easily hurt and confused , wise and tenacious, practical and poetic. His view of life made me stop and think of things in a new way or read a particularly touching,poetic paragraph to my husband. The plot is complex enough to keep me involved, although his physical journey could have been shortened. The lives of the people who surround Christopher, who try to live their normal lives while dealing with Christopher ‘s needs and intrusion, create a rea ...more

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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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Feb 19, 2011 Nami rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This was really good- its about a boy called Christopher (who has Aspergers Syndrome), and about how he goes about solving a mystery that has occured around him; the results are big and change the community around him.

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