I've never read anything that even remotely resembles this novel

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	• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 1436 reviews view larger image
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I've never read anything that even remotely resembles this novel

I have never read anything that even remotely resembles this novel, it is so unique and cleverly written from the first person perspective of a boy with some type of autism. Christopher Boone goes to a special school, doesn't understand basic figures of speech or facial expressions, but is gifted with a genius skill at math. When his neighbor's poodle is found murdered by pitchfork one morning, Chris is almost blamed for the crime and decides to find out who the real dog killer is.

I flew through this book in less than 24 hours because it was just that good of a read.

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Inside an autistic mind

As the father of an autistic child, I completely got into this book, and finished in a couple of hours. I can relate to the protagonist completely since it is written from his point of view. The author is very skilled in showing how disparate the inside and outside world are from the perspective of an autistic mind. The book is funny, and sad at the same time. It can be ironic, and illustrative at the same time. I think everyone will enjoy this amazing literary piece.

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Full of Surprises! An Unexpected & Intelligent read!

Full of Surprises! This book is set in the UK and the "F-word" is used a lot. This was a very intelligent, unexpected read that really makes you use your head! Here are some of my favorite passages that I'd like to share from the Curious Incident which will give you a taste of what the book is like without giving away the storyline (page numbers may be different from your edition, but at least they'll serve as a general guide to find the parts I'm referring to):

Pg.13 "...Grandma Burton was in a home because she had senile dementia and thought that I was someone on television." I like this because of my last name :-)

Pg.32 When Christopher asked the reverend where heaven was he was told : "It's not in our universe. It's another kind of place altogether". Christopher reasoned that what the reverend said could not be true unless heaven was on the other side of a black hole. "...If heaven was on the other side of a black hole, dead people would have to be fired into space on rockets to get there, and they aren't or people would notice."

Pg.199 "People believe in God because the world is very complicated and they think it is very unlikely that anything as complicated as a flying squirrel or the human eye or a brain could happen by chance. But if they thought logically, they would see that they can only ask this question because it has already happened and they exist. And there are billions of planets where there is no life, but there is no one on those planets with brains to notice."

Pg.201 "Then she made me some Red Zinger herbal tea with sugar in it, but I didn't like it." (Red Zinger is made by Celestial Seasonings in my hometown of Boulder Colorado)

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