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ISBN
1400032717
Book Title
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2004
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Mark Haddon
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Mystery & Detective / General
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A modern classic--both poignant and funny--about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world. "Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect.... Suspenseful and harrowing." -- The New York Times Book Review 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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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400032717
ISBN-13
9781400032716
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6035107

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Book Title
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Author
Mark Haddon
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Weight
8.4 Oz

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Publication Date
2004-05-18
Reviews
"Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent." - The Boston Globe "Moving. . . . Think of The Sound and the Fury crossed with The Catcher in the Rye and one of Oliver Sacks's real-life stories." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." - The Dallas Morning News "A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausible-and very funny." -Oliver Sacks "Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page." - Newsday "Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle." -Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book." - Financial Times , London "Both clever and observant." - The Washington Post "Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor." - People "[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn't the words to describe emotional pain." - New York Daily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." - The Independent "Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting." - Time Out New York "A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram " The Curious Incident is the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession." - Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." - The Daily Telegraph "This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy." - The New Yorker "Haddon's book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different 'mystery': the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us." - Entertainment Weekly "Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." - The Washington Post "Haddon's gentle humor reminds us that facts don't add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor." - Chicago Tribune "Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished." - The Daily Telegraph "A detective story with a difference. . . . [Haddon] has given his unlikely hero a convincing voiceand the detective novel an interesting twist." - The Economist "Think Huck Finn , The Catcher in the Rye , or the early chapters of David Copperfield ." - Houston Chronicle "A tale full of cheeky surprises and tender humor. . . . A touching evolution." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Funny, sad and totally convincing." - Time "More so than precursors like The Sound and the Fury and Flowers for Algernon , The Curious Incident is a radical experiment in empathy." - The Village Voice "One of the strangest and most convincing characters in recent fiction." - Slate "I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon's funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won't want to lend yours out., "Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent." -- The Boston Globe "Moving. . . . Think of The Sound and the Fury crossed with The Catcher in the Rye and one of Oliver Sacks''s real-life stories." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." -- The Dallas Morning News "A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." --Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausible--and very funny." --Oliver Sacks "Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page." -- Newsday "Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle." --Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book." -- Financial Times , London "Both clever and observant." -- The Washington Post "Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor." -- People "[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn''t the words to describe emotional pain." -- New York Daily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." -- The Independent "Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting." -- Time Out New York "A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram " The Curious Incident is the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession." -- Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." -- The Daily Telegraph "This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy." -- The New Yorker "Haddon''s book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different ''mystery'': the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us." -- Entertainment Weekly "Mark Haddon''s portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." --Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." -- The Washington Post "Haddon''s gentle humor reminds us that facts don''t add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor." -- Chicago Tribune "Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished." -- The Daily Telegraph "A detective story with a difference. . . . [Haddon] has given his unlikely hero a convincing voice-and the detective novel an interesting twist." -- The Economist "Think Huck Finn , The Catcher in the Rye , or the early chapters of David Copperfield ." -- Houston Chronicle "A tale full of cheeky surprises and tender humor. . . . A touching evolution." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Funny, sad and totally convincing." -- Time "More so than precursors like The Sound and the Fury and Flowers for Algernon , The Curious Incident is a radical experiment in empathy." -- The Village Voice "One of the strangest and most convincing characters in recent fiction." -- Slate "I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon''s funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won''t want to lend yours out., "Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent." The Boston Globe "Moving. . . . Think ofThe Sound and the Furycrossed withThe Catcher in the Ryeand one of Oliver Sacks's real-life stories." Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." The Dallas Morning News "A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." Ian McEwan, author ofAtonement "Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausibleand very funny." Oliver Sacks "Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page." Newsday "Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle." Jay McInerney,The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book." Financial Times, London "Both clever and observant." The Washington Post "Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor." People "[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn't the words to describe emotional pain." New YorkDaily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." The Independent "Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting." Time Out New York "A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent." Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The Curious Incidentis the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession." Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." The Daily Telegraph "This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy." The New Yorker "Haddon's book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different 'mystery': the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us." Entertainment Weekly "Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." Ian McEwan, author ofAtonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." The Washington Post "Haddon's gentle humor reminds us that facts don't add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor." Chicago Tribune "Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished." <i, “Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent.” - The Boston Globe “Moving. . . . Think of The Sound and the Fury crossed with The Catcher in the Rye and one of Oliver Sacks’s real-life stories.” -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." - The Dallas Morning News “A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy.” -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement “Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausible-and very funny.” -Oliver Sacks “Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page.” - Newsday “Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle.” -Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review “Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book.” - Financial Times , London "Both clever and observant." - The Washington Post “Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor.” - People “[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn’t the words to describe emotional pain.” - New York Daily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." - The Independent “Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting.” - Time Out New York “A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent.” - Fort Worth Star-Telegram “ The Curious Incident is the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession.” - Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." - The Daily Telegraph “This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy.” - The New Yorker “Haddon’s book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different ‘mystery’: the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us.” - Entertainment Weekly “Mark Haddon’s portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy.” -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." - The Washington Post “Haddon’s gentle humor reminds us that facts don’t add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor.” - Chicago Tribune “Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished.” - The Daily Telegraph “A detective story with a difference. . . . [Haddon] has given his unlikely hero a convincing voice–and the detective novel an interesting twist.” - The Economist "Think Huck Finn , The Catcher in the Rye , or the early chapters of David Copperfield ." - Houston Chronicle “A tale full of cheeky surprises and tender humor. . . . A touching evolution.” - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Funny, sad and totally convincing.” - Time "More so than precursors like The Sound and the Fury and Flowers for Algernon , The Curious Incident is a radical experiment in empathy." - The Village Voice “One of the strangest and most convincing characters in recent fiction.” - Slate “I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon, "Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent." -The Boston Globe "Moving. . . . Think ofThe Sound and the Furycrossed withThe Catcher in the Ryeand one of Oliver Sacks's real-life stories." -Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." -The Dallas Morning News "A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." -Ian McEwan, author ofAtonement "Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausible-and very funny." -Oliver Sacks "Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page." -Newsday "Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle." -Jay McInerney,The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book." -Financial Times, London "Both clever and observant." -The Washington Post "Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor." -People "[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn't the words to describe emotional pain." -New YorkDaily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." -The Independent "Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting." -Time Out New York "A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The Curious Incidentis the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession." -Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." -The Daily Telegraph "This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy." The New Yorker "Haddon's book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different 'mystery': the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us." Entertainment Weekly "Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." Ian McEwan, author ofAtonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." The Washington Post "Haddon's gentle humor reminds us that facts don't add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor." Chicago Tribune "Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished." <i, “Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent.” - The Boston Globe “Moving. . . . Think of The Sound and the Fury crossed with The Catcher in the Rye and one of Oliver Sacks’s real-life stories.” -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." - The Dallas Morning News “A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy.” -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement “Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausible-and very funny.” -Oliver Sacks “Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page.” - Newsday “Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle.” -Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review “Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book.” - Financial Times , London "Both clever and observant." - The Washington Post “Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor.” - People “[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn’t the words to describe emotional pain.” - New York Daily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." - The Independent “Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting.” - Time Out New York “A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent.” - Fort Worth Star-Telegram “ The Curious Incident is the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession.” - Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." - The Daily Telegraph “This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy.” - The New Yorker “Haddon’s book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different ‘mystery’: the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us.” - Entertainment Weekly “Mark Haddon’s portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy.” -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." - The Washington Post “Haddon’s gentle humor reminds us that facts don’t add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor.” - Chicago Tribune “Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished.” - The Daily Telegraph “A detective story with a difference. . . . [Haddon] has given his unlikely hero a convincing voice–and the detective novel an interesting twist.” - The Economist "Think Huck Finn , The Catcher in the Rye , or the early chapters of David Copperfield ." - Houston Chronicle “A tale full of cheeky surprises and tender humor. . . . A touching evolution.” - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Funny, sad and totally convincing.” - Time "More so than precursors like The Sound and the Fury and Flowers for Algernon , The Curious Incident is a radical experiment in empathy." - The Village Voice “One of the strangest and most convincing characters in recent fiction.” - Slate “I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon’s funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won’t want to lend yours o, "Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent." -The Boston Globe "Moving. . . . Think of The Sound and the Fury crossed with The Catcher in the Rye and one of Oliver Sacks's real-life stories." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "This is an amazing novel. An amazing book." -The Dallas Morning News "A superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." -Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "Brilliant. . . . Delightful. . . . Very moving, very plausible-and very funny." -Oliver Sacks "Superb. . . . Bits of wisdom fairly leap off the page." -Newsday "Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect. . . . As suspenseful and harrowing as anything in Conan Doyle." -Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny. . . . It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book." -Financial Times, London "Both clever and observant." -The Washington Post "Full of whimsical surprises and tender humor." -People "[Haddon] illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who hasn't the words to describe emotional pain." -New York Daily News "Outstanding. . . . A stunningly good read." -The Independent "Engrossing . . . flawlessly imagined and deeply affecting." -Time Out New York "A remarkable book from a writer with very special talent." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The Curious Incident is the rare book that repays reading twice in quick succession." -Detroit Free Press "Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero." -The Daily Telegraph "This original and affecting novel is a triumph of empathy." The New Yorker "Haddon's book illuminates the way one mind works so precisely, so humanely, that it reads like both an acutely observed case study and an artful exploration of a different 'mystery': the thoughts and feeling we share even with those very different from us." Entertainment Weekly "Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy." Ian McEwan, author of Atonement "A murder mystery, a road atlas, a postmodern canvas of modern sensory overload, a coming-of-age journal and lastly a really affecting look at the grainy inconsistency of parental and romantic love and its failures. . . . In this striking first novel, Mark Haddon is both clever and observant, and the effect is vastly affecting." The Washington Post "Haddon's gentle humor reminds us that facts don't add up to a life, that we understand ourselves only through metaphor." Chicago Tribune "Beautifully written. . . . Heart-in-the-mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished." &
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Vintage Contemporaries Ser., Vintage Contemporaries
Dewey Edition
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  • Written with wit and insight...

    Haddon has cornered the market on a unique subject matter. He gives us a rare glimpse into the mind of an autistic teenager. Add to the mix an obsession with Sherlock Holmes and a love for animals and soon Christopher is compelled to solve a neighborhood murder (Wellington, the poodle). There are some interesting twists to the tale as Christopher soon finds out some dark family secrets along the way. I love how he views everyday life through great detail and numbers, colors, etc. You can see how much the father struggles to keep a close relationship with him and also deal with a failed marriage. Near the end, Christopher goes on a very daring and brave quest that will astound you. He tests his own limits and boundaries. And that's what I really love about it!

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    I got this book because it was the summer reading book for my kids in high school. I always read the book they are assigned because I want to know what they are being exposed to. We were warned by the principal (Catholic School) that there were words in there that we didn't find acceptable for our children to use. I did not find the swearing overused (the f word is minimal). As for the subject of the book, it was a book that takes some careful reading at the beginning to learn the style of the writer, but it moves along after that. The boy in the book I think may be autistic, comes across as a more articulate "Rainman". He prefers order and familiarity in his life, but finds out that his family is far from that. He also was told by his dad, who he lived with, that his mom was dead. The ...

  • Well written - involves thinking

    This book is very well written, but it does require focus from the reader. The main character,an autistic young man, carries the reader along in his endeavor to solve a mystery involving the killing of a neighborhood poodle. As his mind moves around from topic to topic, it can be hard to follow at first. You soon begin to understand more about how his mind works and a little about his background, and what was confusing at first begins to make perfect sense- almost. The book was required reading for my daughter in her college freshman English class. I read it primarily because of the seller's recommendation, and I am glad I put the time in to do so. It's not the type of book I would normally read for pleasure, but we all need to break away from our comfort zone now and then and read ...

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    I bought this book for a monthly book club meeting. The writing style is very different and made it difficult for me to "get into" the book. While I can't say I really enjoyed the book, I must say that it has generated a lot of thought about the book which is a sign of good literature - it makes you think. In my opinion, the author did do a good job of increasing my understanding of the challenges an autistic person must deal with every day. In that regard, it was a real "eye opener" to autism and the family members who must also learn how to deal with an autistic child and the patience required.