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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Another member on Goodreads told me to read this book - I meant to, but didn't until she got annoyed with me for taking so long and sent me a copy. It is a remarkable book - the only thing I can think that is similar to it is perhaps that short story, Flowers for Algernon.
My older sister is intellectually disabled, I grew up a science nerd and my daughter is a Sherlock Holmes nut. While I was reading it the central character seemed a strange fusion of the three of us. This book has so many resonances for me that when I get old and dotty I may even think that I wrote it. (if I thought I could get away with it I would start claiming this now...)
If you haven't read this book and have been put off because you think it's a children's book or it sounds a bit silly - don't put it off any longer. It is a beautifully written story that is moving without playing any cheap games with you as a reader.
Look, it is a delight. Read it.
My older sister is intellectually disabled, I grew up a science nerd and my daughter is a Sherlock Holmes nut. While I was reading it the central character seemed a strange fusion of the three of us. This book has so many resonances for me that when I get old and dotty I may even think that I wrote it. (if I thought I could get away with it I would start claiming this now...)
If you haven't read this book and have been put off because you think it's a children's book or it sounds a bit silly - don't put it off any longer. It is a beautifully written story that is moving without playing any cheap games with you as a reader.
Look, it is a delight. Read it.
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January 1, 2005
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July 7, 2007
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June 25, 2010
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Yes I've noticed that. You remind me of some authors who when they were new on the scene they had to obey their editors and make their books a reasonable length. Then once they're famous their books go on for ever. Some authors that I think this describes are J.K. Rowling and Calab Carr. The only reason I mention Calab Carr is because I'm currently reading his "The Legend of Broken" which has 737 pages. The first book of his that I read, "The Alienist," had 496 pages.
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That's exactly true of me, too.
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