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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Here's what I liked about this book:
1. I found Christopher, with all his many quirks, to be sweet and rather endearing.
2. I thought it was a creative idea to write a book from the point of view of a boy with Asperger syndrome. This is difficult to pull off, but the author does it well.
3. I enjoyed Christopher's musings about life and the way in which he sees it.
4. I love making lists.
Here's what I didn't like about this book:
1. It wasn't really a mystery and I found some of it to be a bit predictable (I guessed who killed Wellington long before it was revealed).
2. The first half is better than the second half.
3. As much as I love making lists (see above), the list thing got the slightest bit annoying after awhile.
Overall, a poignant story about a young, brave autistic boy trying to make sense of and find his place in this very complicated world. Worth the read.
1. I found Christopher, with all his many quirks, to be sweet and rather endearing.
2. I thought it was a creative idea to write a book from the point of view of a boy with Asperger syndrome. This is difficult to pull off, but the author does it well.
3. I enjoyed Christopher's musings about life and the way in which he sees it.
4. I love making lists.
Here's what I didn't like about this book:
1. It wasn't really a mystery and I found some of it to be a bit predictable (I guessed who killed Wellington long before it was revealed).
2. The first half is better than the second half.
3. As much as I love making lists (see above), the list thing got the slightest bit annoying after awhile.
Overall, a poignant story about a young, brave autistic boy trying to make sense of and find his place in this very complicated world. Worth the read.
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December 1, 2008
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Finished Reading
December 4, 2008
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December 4, 2008
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As for how I knew it was Christopher's father -- it's been a really long time since I read this book, So I don't remember many of the details now. But, I've realized over the years that, in most mystery novels, it's always the person you are supposed to least expect. With that in mind, once I made the assumption it was Christopher's father, it became clear fairly early on that the assumption was correct.
@Jan - I agree the book wasn't really a mystery, but I made reference to it in my review anyway because it was marketed as one (as I recall). You make some very good points!
@Maddie -- I think the 2nd half of the book was perhaps so disjointed and uncomfortable because the author wanted us to get a sense of what it was like to live in Christopher's world. The constant shift of focus, the sense of anxiety, etc. Again, though, it's been a long time since I read this! I honestly don't remember much of it now. I should probably revisit it someday!
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I can really agree with you that it was a great idea to write the book from the boy with Asperger syndrome view. Because it's hard for us to know how a person with Asperger syndrome react to things in the everyday life. For example when people don't give Christopher instructions about what he can not do and that he can't understand facial expressions.
But I disagree the point 1 (Here's what I didn't like about this book) because I thought it was a mystery and I could not really guess who had murdered Wellington, but we all have different opinions.
But overall I agree with you and I would also like to recommend this amazing book.
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I also agree with saying that the first half of the book was the better one as it feels like the story in the first half was more well written and the story wasn’t as well structured in the second half. It also felt like the second half was another story that didn’t really fit with the story of the first half.
Thanks for the comments, and thanks again for adding me as a friend.
Best wishes!
Laurel