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This is a truly remarkable book. There will undoubtedly be comparisons to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time but that does not make this book any less brilliant or important asMark Haddon's. It offers the same structure of an autistic boy and father without the presence of a mother figure.
The relationship of father and son is beautifully drawn and each narrative (the book alternates between both) offers a wonderful insight it to the life of those who are affected by this "differen ...more
The relationship of father and son is beautifully drawn and each narrative (the book alternates between both) offers a wonderful insight it to the life of those who are affected by this "differen ...more
Simply beautiful & heartbreaking at the same time. The writer really captured the emotions of the main characters so well. I loved it.
This is split, half narrated by 10 year old autistic Kieran, half by his dad. I liked the sections from Kieran's perspective, they seem far more real and believable, heart-felt. I thought his dad's voice sounded too over the top and heavy handed, it is pain staking in its detail and just feels too cliched.
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Aug 25, 2010
Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
marked it as to-read
Sep 22, 2010
Amber
marked it as to-read
Dec 04, 2016
Janine
marked it as to-read
