The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
"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. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic."
Having the narrator be autistic and tell this particular story is what makes this book OUTSTANDING.
It was very emotional, humorous and thrilling, a combination that is difficult to accomplish for many writers. Not only do you feel for Christopher there is also a lot of empathy surrounding his parents and those trying to help him.
Simple, kind and fun to read.
Anyone interested in reading this let me know, I'll mail it to you!
(Sorry I haven't posted anything in a very, very, very long time!)
2 Comments:
Hi Kim! Glad you are back. I loved this book too. I passed it around last year. I heard the author has another book coming out...I can only hope its as good as this one.
Thanks for sharing that. My husband has had the book for a while and we are taking a trip this weekend - I will take it along.
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