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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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Mar 17, 2013 12:38PM
Such a personal review - and all the better for it.
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You can almost map my path through good reads by the length of my reviews.
Trevor wrote: "You can almost map my path through good reads by the length of my reviews."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.
Trevor wrote: "You can almost map my path through good reads by the length of my reviews."That's exactly true of me, too.
That's interesting, comparing it to Flowers for Algernon. (I only knew it as a book, though.)
Ur daughter is a Sherlock Homes fan? me too! As soon as I saw the title I thought on Sherlock Homes...that very idea is in one of his adventures...John Straker and the horse one I believe
Yes, it is a clever reference - this is a lovely book probably due a re-read
