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Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbor's poodle, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbors--to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result--quirkily illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number--is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Haddon's novel is a startling performance. This is the sort of book that could turn condescending, or exploitative, or overly sentimental, or grossly tasteless very easily, but Haddon navigates those dangers with a sureness of touch that is extremely rare among first-time novelists. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is original, clever, and genuinely moving: this one is a must-read. --Jack Illingworth, Amazon.ca
| AUTHOR: | Mark Haddon |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Vintage |
| ISBN: | 1400032717 |
| TYPE: | Literary, Fiction / General, General, Fiction, Fiction - General, Autism, Savants (Savant syndrome) |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Good read This author's style is precise, compact. The voice he's chosen to narrate the story works very well. This is not a tome in which to lose yourself over a Summer--the story grabs your attention and carries you along at a fast pace.
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>book. It is a story of an autistic boy who tries to find out who
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>I have never really had any opportunity to interact with individuals afflicted with this unusual and often debilitating ailment. Mark Haddon's real-life experience with autistic children allowed him to craft this masterpiece by providing the perspective of a young autistic teenager's mind. Christopher's why of thinking - and consequently, his actions - make logical sense, but because he lacks a normal person's ability to make intuitive connections or understand the unspoken, Christopher has to rely on the imperfect set of rules he's learned about human behavior. Haddon is a subtle and sensitive writer, leaving it to us to draw the conclusions that Christopher can't.
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>This is a book that I highly recommend to everybody - it is not only an interesting read, but also a great learning experience. Another great book (actually a series of books) that I liked for its educational values is "[[ASIN:0972732829 Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 1]]".
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