The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The incident that the curious title alludes to occurs right at the beginning when a dog is discovered stabbed to death in his owner’s garden by Christopher, our hero of the book. At first it seems like a mystery as Christopher begins his hunt for the killer, despite suspicions it was him, and his dad’s urging to stay out of other people’s business. It’s not long before the reader understands that the real mystery is about the loss of Christopher’s mother. However, the twist element with Christopher is that he is Autistic. He’s very intelligent when it comes to math, but when it comes to understanding the world around him he has trouble distinguishing what is going on because he always sees things at face-value. And here’s where the interest really lies with this book. Haddon does a wonderful job putting the reader in the mind of an autistic boy like Christopher, demonstrating a wonderful use of voice. And Haddon manages to allow the story to flow so that the reader understands what is going on even if Christopher cannot. The book is very, very good. A+
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AH I loved that one. Did I tell you about it or did you find it on your own?
ReplyDeleteyou told me about and i finally got around to reading it! thanks for the rec. :)
ReplyDeleteI do too comment on your blog. :-P
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