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The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time

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  • 16-04-2004 2:18am
    #1
    Zapper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 498 ✭✭


    Has anyone else read this?

    Br Mark Haddon it recounts how an Autistic 15 year old boy goes around solving the mystery of a dead dog.

    The narrative structure is fantastic, written from the boy's point of view it's at the same time funny and emotional. Giving an insight into what it might be like for an autistic person to deal with the world around them.

    I loved it to bits and would recommend it to anyone wanting a good afternoon's reading :)


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    #2
    colster
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭colster


    I read it yesterday and thought it was excellent.


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    yellum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭yellum


    It's a fantastic book. Read it a long while ago and was an easy read. Pretty sad in places too. The kid really gets to you.


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    Brerrabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭Brerrabbit


    Just finished it there today; very very good.
    The fact that he carries a swiss army knife aroundthe whole time had nme frightened he was going to kill the dad or someone else
    That quiz show problem kind of baffled me; I had to read it three times before it made sense :)


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    Trix
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭Trix


    just finished it this morning. liked his reasoning for not believing in god. its an easy read but enjoyable. dissapointed with the end for some reason but a good book all the same.


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