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Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every
prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions.
He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of
Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the
most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
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Amazon.com Review Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteenyear-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a
working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything
that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behavior of his elders and
peers. Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbor's poodle, Wellington, impaled on a
garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested.
After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbors-to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his
school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result--quirkily illustrated, with each
chapter given its own prime number--is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Haddon's
novel is a startling performance. This is the sort of book that could turn condescending, or
exploitative, or overly sentimental, or grossly tasteless very easily, but Haddon navigates those
dangers with a sureness of touch that is extremely rare among first-time novelists. The Curious
Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is original, clever, and genuinely moving: this one is a mustread. --Jack Illingworth, Amazon.ca From Publishers Weekly Christopher Boone, the autistic 15-yearold narrator of this revelatory novel, relaxes by groaning and doing math problems in his head, eats
red-but not yellow or brown-foods and screams when he is touched. Strange as he may seem, other
people are far more of a conundrum to him, for he lacks the intuitive "theory of mind" by which most
of us sense what's going on in other people's heads. When his neighbor's poodle is killed and
Christopher is falsely accused of the crime, he decides that he will take a page from Sherlock
Holmes (one of his favorite characters) and track down the killer. As the mystery leads him to the
secrets of his parents' broken marriage and then into an odyssey to find his place in the world, he
must fall back on deductive logic to navigate the emotional complexities of a social world that
remains a closed book to him. In the hands of first-time novelist Haddon, Christopher is a fascinating
case study and, above all, a sympathetic boy: not closed off, as the stereotype would have it, but too
open-overwhelmed by sensations, bereft of the filters through which normal people screen their
surroundings. Christopher can only make sense of the chaos of stimuli by imposing arbitrary
patterns ("4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don't speak to anyone
and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and Take No Risks"). His literal-minded
observations make for a kind of poetic sensibility and a poignant evocation of character. Though
Christopher insists, "This will not be a funny book. I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand
them," the novel brims with touching, ironic humor. The result is an eye-opening work in a unique
and compelling literary voice. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library
Journal Adult/High School-When a teen discovers his neighbor's dog savagely stabbed to death, he
decides to use the deductive reasoning of his favorite detective to solve the crime. Employing
Holmesian logic is not an easy task for even the cleverest amateur sleuth and, in Christopher's case,
it is particularly daunting. He suffers from a disability that causes, among other things, compulsive
behavior; the inability to read others' emotions; and intolerance for noise, human touch, and
unexpected events. He has learned to cope amazingly well with the help of a brilliant teacher who
encourages him to write a book. This is his book-a murder mystery that is so much more.
Christopher's voice is clear and logical, his descriptions spare and to the point. Not a word is wasted
by this young sleuth who considers metaphors to be lies and does math problems for relaxation.
What emerges is not only the solution to the mystery, but also insight into his world. Unable to feel
emotions himself, his story evokes emotions in readers-heartache and frustration for his wellmeaning but clueless parents and deep empathy for the wonderfully honest, funny, and lovable
protagonist. Readers will never view the behavior of an autistic person again without more
compassion and understanding. The appendix of math problems will intrigue math lovers, and even
those who don't like the subject will be infected by Christopher's enthusiasm for prime numbers and
his logical, mathematical method of decision making. Jackie Gropman, Chantilly Regional Library,
VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Customer Reviews Most helpful customer reviews 25 of 25 people found the following review
helpful. Curious Review By obubbles Christopher John Francis Boone is a fifteen year old boy who
lives with his father, loves animals, and doesn't understand human emotions-including his own. With
help he has learned what makes him feel :) good, like orange crush and licorice laces, and Toby his
rat and starring up at the stars at night. And he knows what makes him feel :( bad, like new places,
people, too much information, or anyone touching him. But he doesn't understand a lot of the faces
that Siobhan from school shows him or Mr. Jeavons the school psychiatrist asks him about.
Christopher is different from a lot of other teenage boys and he goes to a special kind of school with
other special students. He doesn't like to be compared to them because he thinks a lot of them are
stupid, but he's not allowed to use that word or call them that according to what his mother used to
say or Siobhan at school, he's supposed to say they have learning difficulties or that they have
special needs (but that's stupid too because everyone has learning difficulties). But it is his book so
he can write what he wants in it. He's keeping this book for his investigation. He's investigating like
Sherlock Holmes and he is investigating a murder. There was a murder on his street of Wellington
the big poodle at Mrs. Shears house, which is right down the street from his house and Mrs. Shears
is a friend of their's and so was Wellington because Christopher likes dogs. The Police and Siobhan
says that killing a dog isn't the same thing as killing a human and they don't investigate or search as
hard for things like that because it isn't a human, but Christopher liked Wellington and he thinks
dogs are just a good as humans, in fact he likes them more. This is a book written from the firstperson point of view of a fifteen year old boy with autism and a very good understanding of facts and
numbers (maths). He focuses and relies on the here and now, the real things of this world, and math
problems. He doesn't like idioms, similes, metaphors, slang, or imagination. Facts are much more
preferred, thank you. The book starts on the night that he finds Wellington skewered with a garden
fork on Mrs. Shears front lawn, an event that he is later blamed and questioned about. He
determines that he has to find out who murdered Wellington and the life that he thought he knew
and was comfortable with swiftly begins to unravel. For a boy who doesn't understand human
emotions a lot of events puzzle him and he has a hard time coping and understanding why some
people do and choose the things that they do, it's not logical, even if it is human. Mark Haddon does
a remarkable job at capturing the mindset and ideas of an individual with autism and expressing it in
a way readers can relate to. This book illustrates how some mindsets can be different. Where some
individuals focus on feelings, others enjoy literature, and still others are focused on numbers and
facts, things that are measurable and recordable, like Christopher. Sometimes different mindsets
make certain things easy for individuals to understand while other topics and ideas are alien and
something that makes ones' head spin. This is a tale of murder, mystery, a hidden past, and an
unsure future of a boy who likes to deal in absolutes and certainties. But all it takes is one variable
in the equation to change for the outcome be to a different world entirely. Overall this book is really
well-written and an interesting read. Highly recommended for those working with individuals with
autism or other neo-neurological learning disabilities. Also a good read for those looking for different
perspectives or books that make you question the writer/reporters point of view. 9 of 9 people found
the following review helpful. An Amazing Read By Ellen “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-time” is an amazing read. The fact that the narrative was told by the actual autistic boy made
the novel captivating, taking me by surprise. I could truly feel Christopher’s feelings through the
author’s wonderful choice of words. I also enjoyed how Mark Haddon captured the moments of both
family love and despair. The actual events in the book could certainly relate to young children going
through tough trials. I could feel the uneasy air between characters, and it definitely gave me
shivers running down my spine. Although I can truthfully say that I could understand Christopher’s
feelings through each and every word, I had difficulty loving him as an individual. Throughout the
book, Christopher comes to strongly dislike a certain man, but the man truly wants to love
Christopher with all his heart. Christopher begins to stop displaying any sort of affection to the man,
which really left me with pain in my heart. As a sympathetic person, I felt extremely horrible about
the situation. I do realize that Christopher has trouble understanding others’ feelings, but if he just
showed one small moment of love to the man, I would come to enjoy the main character’s unique
personality. Anyone searching for a small ray of hope would definitely come to love this book. This
novel builds up to the amazing theme at the very end, which indubitably gave me ambition to do just
about anything. Readers who are searching for a book filled with mystery and action will be thrilled.
I can certainly say I had a wonderful little adventure of my own by reading this small paperback. 1 of
1 people found the following review helpful. A book that must be read and discussed By Vox Libris If
you are an English teacher, you must - you absolutely MUST - assign this book to read it with your
students. It is phenomenally written, and Mark Haddon gives you so much to discuss with them.
Haddon helps you understand people on the autism spectrum in terms of how they think, why they
respond as they do, and how they see the world around them. You also will understand how other
people affect those on the spectrum. If you have people in your life who have autism, this is a mustread. Now, aside from that, this book is a must-read because it is written so well. Haddon never
drops character as Christopher. He never takes shortcuts to make Christopher anything other than
who he is, and Haddon never apologizes for Christopher's occasional hurtful reactions. These ups
and downs are all part of Christopher and, as Haddon expertly shows, not much different from the
ups and downs we each have. The people in Christopher's life are far crueler than he is and far more
destructive. Christopher's innocence gets abused by these people, yet he never succumbs to the
cynicism as most of us would. I loved the complexities of this book, which is another thing that
makes it SO GOOD to discuss. Christopher John Francis Boone is one of my favorite fictional
characters. Discover him and see if he is one of yours. See all 3770 customer reviews...
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