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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Start date: September 1, 2016

Finish date: September 30, 2016

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: Won the poll for the theme BOTM
Theme: main character with a disability
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Jun 18, 2011 Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: autism-related

I am a bit torn by this book.
The pros: I absolutely love the first half of the book. It is totally enjoyable. I love reading from the pov of an autistic child. It totally reminds of my daughters line of thinking (she has autism as well). The tangents she goes on and her form of logic which to most is completely illogical. I love how it portrays the difficulties of raising a child with autism.
The cons: quite a bit of language. This is not really a mystery. It focuses more on the inner thoughts o ...more

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Jan 20, 2010 Amy rated it it was amazing

There is something about a book that doesn't appear to be what it is. This is one of those books that " Never judge a book by its cover " definitely holds true. Actually it is more that you shouldn't judge this book for what you are reading because at the end you get this sort of moment where you pause and have to reread, evaluate, and digest all that you read. The main character is one of the most loveable boys that I have read about. He is interesting in his way of thinking, and the way he goe ...more

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