The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Total Points
#103
- Pages
- 226
- Genres
- Mystery Young Adult Psychology
My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and the capital cities. And every prime number up to 7507. Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears's dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who...
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Feb 17th, 2020
Wow! This is an amazing story told from the perspective of an autistic teenage boy. From his viewpoint we see how life looks as he sets out to find who murdered his neighbour's dog, and as he struggles to function in his brilliant yet troubled mind when he learns something that drastically shakes his life.
Mar 23rd, 2018
I loved this little gem!
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Jul 2nd, 2014
brilliant just such a good story you have to feel for the poor boy
May 26th, 2014
Feb 19th, 2014
Painful to get through. A good read and a great story, but horribly, almost disappointingly, executed.
Feb 2nd, 2014
Nov 6th, 2013
This was a good read, but I didn't think it was as brilliant as I was led to believe.
Aug 20th, 2013
Jul 16th, 2013
magnificently written. would recommend.
Jul 3rd, 2013
Feb 15th, 2013
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