the curious incident of the dog in the night-time By: Mark Haddon
fiction: 221 pages
Book count: 31
This is an unusual book. It is told by the main character; Christopher who is a 15 year old boy living in the small British town of Swindon. He also seams to be on the autism spectrum and have a brain wired much like Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie Rain Man. He loves math and science and is great at both. He has a photographic memory and must follow set routines. He hates to be touched and doesn't understand other's emotions or sayings. He can't lie and thinks that everything that is not literally true is a lie. (Which it why he can't understand common sayings.) In this book one of his teachers said that he should write a book, so as he can't make up a story he writes about the mystery of who killed his neighbor's dog. While trying to find the dog's killer he must overcome some of his issues with change and dealing with others. He also learns more about the people around him.
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note: I didn't use capitals in the book title as that is how it is writen on the book.
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