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Jan 22, 2024aanj rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A quirky, yet fascinating tale. I highly recommend it.
Aug 31, 2023Walter724 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I liked the main character in this story a lot. The author writes well, but it’s a strange novel I have mixed feelings about. Still, I’m glad I read it.
Jul 11, 2023noahjane rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A lot of talk about this book centers on Christopher Boone, who is presented as having stereotypical traits of autism spectrum disorder. In my opinion, Haddon writes a great character who the reader can not only sympathize with, but…
Jul 10, 2023JCLJenV rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An autistic boy solves a crime in his community.
Jun 15, 2023BARosen1112 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Amazingly empathetic view of a young boy who has autism endeavoring to find out who killed a neighbor's dog while struggling with a mix of emotions due to a challenging home life, mostly caused by Christopher's well meaning but befuddled…
May 16, 2023InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" is a novel by Mark Haddon that follows the journey of a 15-year-old boy named Christopher Boone, who has autism. After finding his neighbour's (Mrs. Shears) dog dead, Christopher decides…
Apr 14, 2023CareyMacaulay rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk." I loved this story -- Christopher John Francis…
Mar 21, 2023DavidSpencer99 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A dog is killed. A neighborhood boy investigates. The boy finds the perpetrator and his assumed-to-be-dead mother. Told in the first person, this detective story reveals both the facts of the case and the many levels of disfunction in a…
Jan 15, 2023wyenotgo rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The expected and the unexpected. Opening this novel, one may expect to be immersed in the remarkable mind of an autistic teenager — and that expectation is certainly met; at times, to an uncomfortable degree. This not a quiet place. What I…
Dec 17, 2022cperlin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Story told through Christopher's view of the world and his problem moving through that world. His losses and wins. lost of trust and the pain and anguish to begin to rebuild trust.
Sep 26, 2022kenotartomaso rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book dealt realistically with how an autistic teenager deals with life after the death of a neighbor’s dog. He decides to investigate and learns more than he wanted. Some of our book club went to Providence High’s performance of this…
Sep 24, 2022ralexander704 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book enabled the reader to step into the shoes of an autistic person. It was very moving and provided a perspective that definitely expanded my understanding of how people on the spectrum process information and view situations.
Sep 01, 2022em_513 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, introduces Christopher Boone, an autistic person who discovers that his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, has mysteriously died. After Christopher is accused of being the…
Aug 27, 2022natlee23 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you found a dog, murdered with a pitchfork, in front of your neighbor's front lawn, what would you do? How would you react? This is the crisis that fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has to face. Having always taken an interest in…
Aug 17, 2022slowpoki rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a book written by recognized writer Mark Haddon about an autistic English boy living with his father near the city of London. In a thrilling tale, Christopher Boone uncovers family…
Jun 19, 2022goldenbeetle rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I read this book in Grade 11? Grade 12? when Mr Neu let us into the book room for fun. Another girl and I decided to pick this book up. I'm 23 now, I was thinking up fiction recommendations for my husband, and for some reason, this book…
May 03, 2022kpierre1985 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
We loved this busy and detailed book. It was done very well from the perspective of a young boy who is autistic. The story can be confusing to follow, but the point of the story comes through very well. Good job to the author of this…
Aug 31, 2021NedSu rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I gave this book a 4.5 star rating. As you scroll through the comments on this book that was published in 2003, stop and read the comment from Kaitoryn on 29 Aug 2020. Her/his review was superb as well as clever.
Aug 03, 2021hedegard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Christopher Boone's character was portrayed so well that I had to keep reminding myself that this was fiction and not a real 1st person narrative. A really good reminder that not everyone is able to respond as I expect and to give grace…
Jul 13, 2021severina2001 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
When an autistic boy finds his neighbour's dog murdered, he sets out to find the culprit. An authentic character voice and an author that never strays from his precise portrayal of Christopher's unique mind, this is a wonderful work of…
Jun 07, 2021RazeenaM rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time follows 15 year old Christopher, who has autism, who’s determined to solve the death of his neighbor’s dog. Little does he know, he’s going to discover much more than he bargained…
Jun 04, 2021SusanKaspar rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An intriguing look into a world that many parents and siblings are struggling to understand. Christopher's story satisfied my cravings for mystery, as well as stimulating my empathy for someone else who is "different ".
May 24, 2021
The story follows Christopher who is super logical, gifted in math, and autistic. The novel is basically his investigative journey of his neighbor’s dog who died. I really enjoyed how it's narrated from Christopher's perspective because it…
Mar 14, 2021rclane rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Insight into the matrix of autism and emotionally affecting. The novel begins fairly simply and increases in complexity as the story unfolds.
Mar 08, 2021maipenrai rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I would have given this book more stars for Christopher's narrative and behavior except for the secret of the perpetrator of the "curious incident of the dog". Anyone who could murder a dog in this way would / should never be deserving of…