The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Four Stars
Summary
Christopher
John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their
capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to
animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand
to be touched. And he detests the colour yellow.
My Review
What starts as a minor mystery ends up becoming a long and eye
opening journey for 15 year old autistic, Christopher. While his
autism isn't the main theme of the book it does play into how he
interacts with the world around him. Reading this book really helped
me understand the mindset of Asperger's Syndrome a lot more.
The story is told from Christopher's perspective which includes his
likes and dislikes, dogs, math, prime numbers, Sherlock Holmes, and
how he basically copes with his phobias. Some of the saddest and
funniest parts of the story are caused by him being too literal
minded. Most of which help to identify with and like Christopher that
much more.
If you're looking for a mystery you might well look to a different
book but if you want an interestingly written story of an odd coming
of age then I highly recommend this one.
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