My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7,057.
When Christopher discovers his neighbour's dog dead in her yard with a gardening fork stuck through his body, he wonders what has happened. He sees it as a murder mystery- despite people telling him that most murder mysteries are about people dying. As someone who understands dogs better than people, the death of Wellington the dog is as important to him as any person's death.
He decides to investigate.
He follows the standard methods of detection, as set by his favourite detective, from the only genre of fiction he reads, Sherlock Holmes. Somewhat hindered by his difficulty in understanding human emotions and his own specific hangups, Christopher nevertheless uses his own observational skills and logic to find Wellington's killer- and in doing so, uncovers another, more personal mystery, a secret he never knew was being kept from him. (Can't tell you more without spoilers)
Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was...interesting. The plot was fascinating and the point of view of the narrator- a boy who views the world somewhat differently from the majority of people (he has behavioural difficulties and it's implied he may have Asperger's, but this isn't confirmed or really relevant)- was intriguing. Another interesting aspect was that the chapters are numbered with successive prime numbers. However, it did sometimes drag, some exciting parts were quite blandly told (most likely because Christopher did not see it as exciting), and there were several profanities, so if you're thin-skinned to swearing, DON'T read it. If you can handle that, and you're interested in detective fiction, mathematics, dogs, or some combination of the above, then I'd recommend this book.
When Christopher discovers his neighbour's dog dead in her yard with a gardening fork stuck through his body, he wonders what has happened. He sees it as a murder mystery- despite people telling him that most murder mysteries are about people dying. As someone who understands dogs better than people, the death of Wellington the dog is as important to him as any person's death.
He decides to investigate.
He follows the standard methods of detection, as set by his favourite detective, from the only genre of fiction he reads, Sherlock Holmes. Somewhat hindered by his difficulty in understanding human emotions and his own specific hangups, Christopher nevertheless uses his own observational skills and logic to find Wellington's killer- and in doing so, uncovers another, more personal mystery, a secret he never knew was being kept from him. (Can't tell you more without spoilers)
Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was...interesting. The plot was fascinating and the point of view of the narrator- a boy who views the world somewhat differently from the majority of people (he has behavioural difficulties and it's implied he may have Asperger's, but this isn't confirmed or really relevant)- was intriguing. Another interesting aspect was that the chapters are numbered with successive prime numbers. However, it did sometimes drag, some exciting parts were quite blandly told (most likely because Christopher did not see it as exciting), and there were several profanities, so if you're thin-skinned to swearing, DON'T read it. If you can handle that, and you're interested in detective fiction, mathematics, dogs, or some combination of the above, then I'd recommend this book.
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