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

I teach this book at A Level. It's a post-modern novel in which the narrator is a fifteen year old with Aspergers. He sets off to investigate the killing of his neighbour's dog, but ends up finding out a lot of family secrets. On the one hand this book is great; it gives you an insight into autism, and is full of quirky post-modern ...  Read the complete review

This is a book that was rather unceremoniously dumped on me by a friend who told me that it was a 'must read'. But I have to admit a murder mystery about a dead dog did not inspire me with great confidence and I put it down again, only to pick it back up when another friend mentioned that if I wished to go into teaching it could actually be ...  Read the complete review

The idea of the 'modern' novel has always been that it deals with more than just a story it tries to enter in to the consciousness of the narrator or the characters to give the reader an insight in to their thoughts and emotions. Such 'modern' novels have been around a surprisingly long time, we can go back to such classics as 'Crime and ...  Read the complete review

This is a book that is far different from your usual novel. This book contains images, photographs and many other interesting objects, yet is suitable for young adults and adults. WHO IS CHRISTOPHER? Christopher Boone is an autistic child, and lives with his father in Swindon. Having witnessed the sight of a neighbour's ...  Read the complete review

Fifteen year old autistic boy Christopher Boone decides to investigate when Wellington, a neighbour’s dog, is murdered. This leads to all sorts of unexpected discoveries, which turn his world upside down. I first picked up this book a few years ago, after hearing very positive comments about it. I started reading and was instantly ...  Read the complete review

I know that many people have already read and reviewed this but,as a recent convert,thought i would add my own little opinion simply bcause i found this novel so touching and emotional.There are still probably loads of people who have ummed and aaaed about picking this uip like i did-all i can say is go for it. As has been already ...  Read the complete review

The voice of Christopher, Mark Haddon's teenaged autistic narrator, is as unique and original as a reader is likely to find. His hilarious yet painfully logical explanation of why he hates metaphors but doesn't mind similes will evoke laughter that is more suitable to at-home-in-the-bed-reading than to ...  Read the complete review

A CHARACTER WITH ASPERGERS SYNDROME I was in two minds when I first found out about this book whether to read it or not. This is because the author of this book has a character in it who has Aspergers Syndrome which is an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder myself and knowing the complexities of it, I was in doubt ...  Read the complete review

There is very little that is new and original in the world of books. Most of the themes have already been covered and even established writers are revisiting already well trodden ground in search of inspiration, such as with Dean Koontz’s “Frankenstein”. What this means is that when you find something that is a break from the norm, you should ...  Read the complete review

It take’s a lot of guts and courage to release a product that’s a break from the norm - its so easy to stick with what you think the public’ll want to buy, luckily Mark Haddon’s not listened to that trail of thought and gone out to release something new and unique in ‘The Curious Incident’ The storyline follows the adventures of 15 year ...  Read the complete review

Christopher Boone is 15 years, 3 months and 2 days old, has Asperger's Syndrome and is investigating a murder. From this premise, Mark Haddon has produced one of the most original and intriguing books of recent years; the crime, the curious incident referred to in the title, is but the frame upon which the skillful text is draped - more important ...  Read the complete review

Oh go on, get cross with me right from the off. You can tell already from my title that I'm about to go against the tide of popular opinion on this one. And if you're particularly bright you'll have noticed even quicker from the star rating. Call me heartless, call me cold. But I didn't think this much-acclaimed novel really deserves ...  Read the complete review

Christopher, a fifteen-year old boy with Asperger's syndrome, finds the neighbour’s dog dead with a pitchfork stuck through him. Deciding to do a bit of detective work he tries to find the culprit. This gives him the idea to write a book about his adventures. This is not my usual read, billed as a unique murder mystery novel with; shock ...  Read the complete review

´Sounds a good book, have put it on my must-read list´ - I never leave comments like this, I like reading book reviews and I read many, if I put all the titles of reviews that have impressed me on my must-read list and actually read the books, I´d have to hand in my resignation and read day and night. Besides, I always find something to read from ...  Read the complete review

~~A CURIOUS INTRODUCTION~~ Amongst a host of them, probably the most efficient or shall I say the most salutary asset of ?The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night Time? is its spotless, pure and a sickeningly cute narrator?s voice. Me being me, wouldn?t have cared two hoots to type the whole book here, but in an attempt to just ...  Read the complete review

Destined to be one of the most reviewed books online, I did query the merits of posting yet another to add to the pile. The thing is, this particular book represents a rather seminal few weeks for me. It was during this time that I and my 8-year-old, dyslexic son laughed and cried, celebrated and sighed on the rollercoaster ...  Read the complete review

?This will not be a funny book. I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand them? Just who would kill Mrs Shear?s poodle with a garden fork? This is the question Christopher Boone asks himself as he cradles the still warm body of Wellington the poodle in his arms. Unfortunately before ...  Read the complete review

I had read several rave reviews about this book on the internet and it sounded like just my kind of book so when I saw it in Waterstones 3 for 2 offer on paperback books I managed to find two other books I had been wanting to read and swiftly made my purchase. PLOT ...  Read the complete review

A short time ago, I managed to prise myself away from the PlayStation for just long enough to start reading The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. Unquestionably a strange name for a book; though the story is equally, if not more, unique than its title. ...  Read the complete review

The book that’s had everyone talking this last year is most definitely The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time. Why? Well, above everything else it’s different. It’s insightful. It’s passionate. It’s simple. Sometimes you read a complicated book that dumfounds you. You just fall in love with it, with its all ...  Read the complete review