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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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bookshelves: fiction, reviewed, novel, dogs, mental-health-illness, readbooks-male-author-or-illust, z2006, zz-4star, great-britain, owned-1300
May 12, 2007
bookshelves: fiction, reviewed, novel, dogs, mental-health-illness, readbooks-male-author-or-illust, z2006, zz-4star, great-britain, owned-1300
I love books about young people with brain diseases/mental illness/illness/autism; the teenage boy in this book is autistic. This is ostensibly a mystery and I love mysteries also, but there wasn’t really much of a mystery here � the compelling thing to me about this book is the way this young man’s mind works. Many personality traits and behaviors of this character rang so very true, a few somewhat less so. But I really enjoyed his unusual narrative voice. Given the situation of this young man, I was pleasantly surprised because of the many humorous parts there were and I was very amused at times. It was a fun read.
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February 1, 2006
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May 12, 2007
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Aug 23, 2012 12:01PM
this is so sad. Oksy, I find them very interesting too. THey amuse me as well but I liked this book more for the interesting secreats hidden behind everyones smile.
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Nice review. Wish I had read it before I picked this book up 😄
Pari, Sorry. Just saw your post now. Aphron, Thank you. Why? Sometimes I don’t like reading reviews until after I’ve read a book.
Lisa, I was expecting a high functioning introverted teenager solving an overlooked mystery in his community. Maybe making friends along the way or something. How wrong I was! Haha. But more importantly, I did not expect the book to be as grim as it turned out to be. I like it but I didn't like how it made me feel 😄
Aphron wrote: "Lisa, I was expecting a high functioning introverted teenager solving an overlooked mystery in his community. Maybe making friends along the way or something. How wrong I was! Haha. But more import..."Aphron, Oh I see. Yes books can powerfully affect us and sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it is better to know what we are in for and I know I avoid certain books and certain books at certain times. I’m definitely a mood reader.
Yeap. I especially dislike feeling like weeping but not being able to shed tears! Whatever is that? Haha. Oh well, I'm going to go back to Totto-chan. It's a feel good book so I'll be alright! :)
Well read whatever you're in the mood to read. I'm glad you liked this anyway though.
Great review, Lisa! I loved learning along with Christopher!
Debbie wrote: "Great review, Lisa! I loved learning along with Christopher!"Thank you, Debbie. I read this book over 16-1/2 years ago. I remember the basics but not many of the details.
