the curious incident of the dog in the night-time a novel by mark haddon
by Clarissa
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Filed Under: Best Seller, Mystery/Suspense December 23, 2009, 1:50 am
This novel is unlike any I have read before. It is told in first person from the point of view of an autistic teen. He lives in a town in England and confines himself to a strict routine. Until one night he finds a dog that has just been killed. He loves reading Shirlock Holmes and decides to write a murder mystery novel about “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
The novel is meant to be written by Christopher (our main character) as he searches for clues to the mystery. He loves prime numbers so the chapters are each assigned one. About half of the chapters are descriptions of his surroundings or past memories that don’t move the plot forward and sometimes happen right in the thick of things but are very interesting. Short novel, but surprisingly moving. Just a warning, almost every person he talks to uses foul language.
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Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of two. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.
