The curious incident of the dog in the night time
This book is really unlike anything i've read before (i know i've probably said that before but this really is!). Or as Mishy puts it, "it's unique with a capital U", indeed it is Mishy... indeed it is...
As the book's narrator (fifteen year old Christopher Boone) puts it, its a "murder mystery novel", not that i've read much murder mystery novels, but this one is clearly different. You see, Christopher Boone has Aspergers syndrome, (which is part of the autism spectrum), and i think i've learnt more from this book regarding AS than from any of my psychology lectures. One night Christopher Boone sees his neighbours dog stabbed to death with a garden fork, he then sets out to find the culprit and writes his discoveries down in a book (i.e. the book you're reading). Along the way, not only does he discover who the murderer is but he learns all is not quite as it seems regarding the people around him, and thus he sets out on what may seem to us a pretty much simple journey, but to him it's the most life changing episode he has encountered so far.
The amazing thing about this book is how Christopher's thought processes are presented to the reader, his thinking is so different from people without AS, it's fascinating! I mean it seems so distorted at first as he jumps from one thing to another, but then you realise it's actually quite logical in a way we would have never thought. What's even more intriguing is how extraordinarily intelligent he is, i mean his maths skills left my mouth hanging! However it's Christopher's lack of empathy and inability to identify with aspects of human life that leaves those around him exasperated and unable to cope. I think reading about how Christopher's condition impacts on those closest to him is the most saddest characteristic of an otherwise curiously amusing novel.
This book really has given me a detailed insight into AS and Mark Haddon has done an excellent job in portraying Christopher and his personality traits. I would truly recommend this book to anyone who is likely to meet people with AS as it really does allow you to take a look into the world of someone with AS.
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Wow that was quick reading! Glad you enjoyed it :)
I've brought the Prestige from home if you wanna borrow that.
Btw I think the first message is spam...either that or someone had a fit on their keyboard and decided to post it.
I'm a quick reader :), and plus the books plot is quite addictive you want to know what happens to Christopher
"Btw I think the first message is spam...either that or someone had a fit on their keyboard and decided to post it"
lol haha the fit idea is funny but i think it is spam, boring,annoying, pointless spam....
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