I first read this in school when I was around 14, as part of a class group reading. The style of writing grabbed me straight away, as the main character is Christopher Boone, a 15 year old with Asperger's Syndrome. The different angle at which the world is seen truly generates thought and wonder.
Christopher has many habits and interesting facts about himself, such as disliking the colours yellow and brown, being amazing at maths and being very precise. The story starts with Christopher discovering his neighbour's dog in their garden, dead, with a pitchfork sticking from it's stomach. He decided to write a murder mystery novel, which leads on to his facing of new challenges and difficulties.
The plot well written and again, I must praise the style of writing. There is spectacular attention to detail, and you find yourself getting angry, sad, happy and frustrated with the characters.
I enjoyed the odd parts of the book where a random fact is brought into the story, such as prime numbers, or lists of yellow and brown things that Christopher doesn't like.
I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to read something a bit different from normal. The childish manner of the main character mixed in with the cleverness of the author gives the story a new dimension, which is fascinating to discover.