The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon - Paperback

After long time I read a book from start to finishThx

I bought this book to read to my children, 11 and 9. All I can say is I'm pretty disappointed with it and don't really understand why it gets such great reviews.Firstly the plot is acceptable and somewhat interesting. It kept the kids interest but they weren't mesmerised like that have been in some other books, like Framed for example, which has a similar mystery aspect.I don't know how realistic the portrayal of the autistic protagonist is. As its written in the first person it was a little grating to read something written in such a mechanical style and I'm not convinced an actual autistic person would have written in such a mechanical style.However, what really let the book down for me, and I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, is the constant use of expletives. I don't mind an appropriate swear in a book from an angry real-world character and the occasional f-word can be used to great effect in a comedic setting (I watch Taskmaster with my eldest daughter, for example, and they swear in that) but this book is littered with swearing that just seems to be there to be 'cool'. Almost every character the protagonist interacts with seems to tell him to 'f*** off' and there's even a use of c***, which was totally unnecessary.So I can't really recommend this book, for children, teens or young adults. It's an average plot with irritating writing style and lack of any real emotional hook. If you want something good with a similar mystery element, pick up Framed or Holes.

Took me about 24hrs to read this book. It was recommended to me by some mum's of ASD kids a Facebook group I'm on (as I have a, possibly 2 ASD boys) it was also recommend to me by my older ASD boys teacher from 2 years ago (shes my "book guru' lol if I want a new book to read she always has great suggestions) it was hard to get in to at first I with the way Christopher gos off track when writing he's book, once I got use to the way he off tracked I got though the book quickly. The way he describes he's thoughts and feelings, and how he feels around people it reminded me so much if my best friend, he will walk agesnt walls to put himself as far away from people as he can, he trusts me so I can be close to him and although I've always expected that This was part of who he was and not something he could help I never understood this made me realize how hard it could be for him. Christopher also has other behaviours that remind me so much of my boys and it makes me think so much of them. To see what could be going on in there mind I feel as actually helped me to understand them more. Would definitely recommend the book. My daughter has now laid claim to it to read after she's read the book she has on the go at the moment.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it is not a story about aspergers but a story of seeing the world through the eyes of a young man who happens to have aspergers. The main character is honest and engaging.The description of the crime in the beginning was graphic and violent which I imagine a lot of people, especially young readers, would find shocking and unpleasant. There were also a couple of references of sex and swearing. For this reason I have waited until my children were older to read it, so I read it myself!The story itself is captivating and I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

I’ve never read a book in one sitting.Until today. This morning, I woke up with the threat of a migraine and by 11:30 had to press pause on life; literally, I went back to bed having crawled up the stairs in agony. By 12:30 I was able to read without feeling sick and started this gem.The only time I stopped reading was when I went down to make a cuppa. I read the final page at around 5:20pm.During the 268 pages, I laughed and I cried. And often I prayed for dear Christopher to achieve his goals.It’s like Eleanor Oliphant meets Young Sherlock Holmes and is an absolute stunning study in how a teenager sees the world who has his particular learning difficulty - a label which he, himself, queries in the novel.I adored Christopher and each of his struggling parents are beautifully portrayed. The dialogue is spot on. And the ‘extras’ highlight the way Christopher’s mind works. I almost felt, when I’d finished, that I’d been privileged to have had a bird’s eye view of a world I know very little about. No wonder this is recommended school reading. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 It’s a huge five stars from me xx

The story starts well and tails off at about 2/3rds; I didn't enjoy the suddent ending but I suppose everything has to end somehow.There's enough bad language for me to think this should not be considered a book for children, Young Adults perhaps, but I am a 59 year old traditionalist so am probably out of touch.It seems a number of reviewers got hot under the collar about how accurate was the portrayal of Christopher's condition but for me this was an intresting story that put into context many aspects of the behaviour that I experience too. It's not a forensic analysis of the condition and I have only mild 'symptoms' but I was pleased to learn of these things and realise that I am not as strange as I thought I was. Eventually one takes the many eccentricities as just part of normal life and I suppose that's a testament to the quality of the writing.Perhaps as a consequence of how I think I quickly related to Christopher's 'universe' and descriptions. I've never been diagnosed and have no medical training so can't say how accurate it all is but I was glad to have read it.