Mark Haddon
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| Title | : | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| Author | : | Mark Haddon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Pages | : | Pages: 226 pages |
| Published | : | May 18th 2004 by Vintage (first published July 31st 2003) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Romance. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Fiction |
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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. And he detests the color yellow. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, for fifteen-year-old Christopher everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbor's dog, Wellington, is killed and his carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favourite (logical) detective, Sherlock Holmes. What follows makes for a novel that is funny, poignant and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally.List Books Concering The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
| Original Title: | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| ISBN: | 1400032717 (ISBN13: 9781400032716) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Christopher John Francis Boone, Toby, Siobhan, Mr. Jeavons, Mrs. Alexander, Ed Boone, Judy Boone, Mr. Roger Shears, Mrs. Eileen Shears, Rhodri, Wellington |
| Setting: | Swindon, England(United Kingdom) London, England England |
| Literary Awards: | Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2003), James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2003), Whitbread Award for Novel and Book of the Year (2003), Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2003), McKitterick Prize (2004) Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2003), Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2004), ALA Alex Award (2004), Zilveren Zoen (2004), Lincoln Award Nominee (2006), Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book Overall (2004), North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2004), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2003), Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award (2004) |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 1129495 Users | 42606 ReviewsDiscuss Appertaining To Books The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Prime Reasons Why I Enjoyed Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time:2. Death broken down into its molecular importance.3. Clouds, with chimneys and aerials impressed upon them, and their potential as alien space crafts.5. Black Days and Yellow cars.7. Red food coloring for Indian cuisine.11. Christopher's reasons for loving The Hound of the Baskervilles and disdaining Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.13. White lies.17. The patience of Siobhan19. Fathers frustration, andI started reading this book with the expectation that it is a mystery novel featuring an autistic sleuth - something like a young Mr. Monk, an American TV shows featuring a detective with extreme OCD and phobias.But to my surprise I found that this book is much more than a mystery novel! A murder has been committed a dog has been killed with a garden fork a dog that the narrator Christopher Boone liked. Now, let me introduce you to Christopher. He is a fifteen year old boy who suffers from
Absolute garbage. Easily the worst book Ive read in 2008, and certainly a contender for Worst Book Ive Ever Read. This crap won the prestigious Whitbread Book of the Year honors, and while I have absolutely no idea what that entails, I firmly support both the eradication of this farcical award and the crucifixion of anyone on the selection committee that nominated this stinking smegma. Id seen this book prominently featured at many shops (mayhap Oprah was currently endorsing it as worthy fare),
This is the story of Christopher Boone, a very likable 15 year old who suffers from Asperger Syndrome, a type of higher functioning Autism. Christopher sets out to solve a mystery; who killed Wellington, his neighbors dog, something he wants very much to do because he is accused of committing the crime. Christophers detective work helps him solve some other mysteries along the way, one that is much more important than who killed Wellington.
What a beautiful story! The main character, Christopher, is delightful. A big ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ star read from me! I highly recommend this book to everyone! ☺
This is the most disassociating book I've ever read. Try to read it all in one sitting -- it will totally fuck with your head and make you forget how to be normal.
this book rocked my world, and i've been trying for weeks to understand why. here it is:* because the plot is flawless* because the voice is flawless* because it's amazingly tender without being cute* because there's a christopher boone in me, and a christopher boone in everyone i love or at least try to get along with* because the christopher boone in me loves to see itself written about lovingly, like it's the coolest kid, if not on the block (it will never be the coolest kid on the block), at
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