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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Jan 10, 2016
bookshelves: booker-prize-nominee, e-book, award-winner, mystery, our-other-friends, on-the-spectrum, contemporary, favorite-books, read-in-2016
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. What a wonderful experience to read this book. To be taken into the mind of a teenage boy with high-functioning autism is quite extraordinary. To understand how he thinks compared to those of us not autistic is mind opening and thought provoking.
This wonderful mystery is told by Christopher who sets out to solve the murder of Wellington, the neighbor's dog. This is no minor feat. Christopher has a difficult time socializing as he can't pick up on nuances or cues like other people. He doesn't like to be touched which can sometimes get him into trouble. He says what he thinks without having the skill set to understand how others will react which gets him into difficult situations. Told with humor, we get to see how the mind of someone on the spectrum is wired differently than the rest of us. Told using many mathematical references, we also see the intellectual genius of Christopher which is quite common among those with Asperger's. From a personal perspective, my 23 year old son with Asperger's often says to me, "Mom my brain doesn't think like yours". The book shows us this in the interactions he has with his parents and others around him frequently.
A fast and enjoyable book for everyone. Don't miss it.
5 out of 5 stars.
This wonderful mystery is told by Christopher who sets out to solve the murder of Wellington, the neighbor's dog. This is no minor feat. Christopher has a difficult time socializing as he can't pick up on nuances or cues like other people. He doesn't like to be touched which can sometimes get him into trouble. He says what he thinks without having the skill set to understand how others will react which gets him into difficult situations. Told with humor, we get to see how the mind of someone on the spectrum is wired differently than the rest of us. Told using many mathematical references, we also see the intellectual genius of Christopher which is quite common among those with Asperger's. From a personal perspective, my 23 year old son with Asperger's often says to me, "Mom my brain doesn't think like yours". The book shows us this in the interactions he has with his parents and others around him frequently.
A fast and enjoyable book for everyone. Don't miss it.
5 out of 5 stars.
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Feb 16, 2016 03:55PM
So glad to see you are reading this! Looking forward to your thoughts. :)
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❀Julie wrote: "So glad to see you are reading this! Looking forward to your thoughts. :)"Thoroughly enjoying it. So glad you recommended it.
Paula wrote: "❀Julie wrote: "So glad to see you are reading this! Looking forward to your thoughts. :)"Thoroughly enjoying it. So glad you recommended it."
I'm so glad! I meant to tell you that I recently got a copy of his other book, A Spot of Bother (after seeing Elyse's review). Looking forward to that one.
❀Julie wrote: "Paula wrote: "❀Julie wrote: "So glad to see you are reading this! Looking forward to your thoughts. :)"Thoroughly enjoying it. So glad you recommended it."
I'm so glad! I meant to tell you that ..."
Thanks, Julie. Just added the book to my TBR list. Looking forward to it!
Gp wrote: "Great review, hun! ;)"Thank you, Gp!
JV wrote: "A splendid review, Paula! ❤️"Thank you, JV!
RedemptionDenied wrote: "Superb review, Paula!"Thanks so much, RD!
Elyse wrote: "Fantastic review Paula -- I have no idea why I never rated it higher --I read it before Goodreads I think. but you are right --everyone should read this. I liked "Spot of Bother" by Haddon a lot t..."
Thank you, Elyse. It’s a great book to get an idea about those with Aspergers which is more and more of the population these days. I haven’t read Spot of Bothervyet, but plan to do so.
Great review of a great novel, Paula :)) an important read .......
Beata wrote: "Great review of a great novel, Paula :)) an important read ......."Thank you, Beata!
Sumit wrote: "Fantastic Review, Paula!"Appreciate your comment, Sumit!
Susan wrote: "Great review Paula. I need to try this one again. Sometimes you're not in the right mood for a book."How true, Susan, and thank you. I’ve said the same thing about a few books.
BELIEVESINMIRACLES wrote: "I loved it too - I thought it was brilliant. Not as good but maybe because it was far more light hearted was his book ' Boom '."Haven’t read Boom yet, but sounds like I should! I’ll take a look. Thanks!
Katie wrote: "Fabulous review, Paula."Thank you, Katie!
BELIEVESINMIRACLES wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6..."Thanks for sending the link to Boom!
Very fine and thoughtful review of this novel, Paula, thank you for sharing your personal perspective. I think 'differently wired' is a great way to put it. I was impressed by the insightfulness with which the author gave voice Christopher.
Ilse wrote: "Very fine and thoughtful review of this novel, Paula, thank you for sharing your personal perspective. I think 'differently wired' is a great way to put it. I was impressed by the insightfulness wi..."Thanks very much, Ilse. A truly wonderful book to have a better understanding of those on the spectrum. The author did such a fine job with writing about autistic nuances.
Amazing review Paula!! 😊 I read this book when I was very young (it was also the adult version of the book) and it’s still had an impact on me after all these years.
Fantastic review Lucy! Sounds like a great read!
Lucy wrote: "Amazing review Paula!! 😊 I read this book when I was very young (it was also the adult version of the book) and it’s still had an impact on me after all these years."Thank you, Lucy! So glad to hear you enjoyed this book as much as I did...even at a young age!
Susanne wrote: "Fantastic review Lucy! Sounds like a great read!"Thanks for your kind comment, Susanne!
