Book info

• Title The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Author Mark Haddon
• Year 2003
• Genre Mystery

It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. Its eyes were closed. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are also no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. When Christopher decides to find out who killed the neighbour's dog, his mystery story becomes more complicated than he could have ever predicted.

Thoughts

Christopher Boone is the narrator of the story and he’s a fifteen year old boy with autism. It’s a simple, interesting little story that gives you a completely amazing insight into the mind of an autistic person. I was very impressed.

Christopher is so smart, it’s actually quite humbling. Obviously, his downfall is dealing with people - he can’t bear to be touched and often tries to shut the world out. He’s a fantastic character, noticing everything around him, so the book is very detailed. I like that the chapters are numbered by prime number order.

Rating: 5 / 5