The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Good reading, but also an incredible picture of what it must be like to live with the autistic spectrum disorders.

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I ordered this book because I had to read it for summer reading, and I must say, it has been one of the most enjoyable summer reading books I have ever read. It has a frankness and stream-of-consciousness style similar to "Catcher in the Rye", but offers the point of view from someone that notices everything and can always relate it to something. The story has a strong hook and start. However, after about halfway through, it begins to decline, and in the last 20 pages, it shoots itself in the foot. It begins with an autistic 15 year old finding the dead dog of their neighbor in the street. He goes about trying to figure out who killed it, and from that point forward, the story progresses in a seemingly disjointed manner, with tangents and digressions that add to the believability of the character. I won't spoil anything, but after we hit the halfway point, it begins to go downhill, and destroys any chance of salvation in the last 20 pages. It's not that the ending is bad, it's just that the author seemingly forgot how to write in character. All problems aside, the story is very enjoyable, and certainly worth purchasing. despite what I said, the flaws are minimal, and the book, entertaining and informative.

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• Information Value:3 out of 5
• Entertainment Value:5 out of 5
• Value:4 out of 5

I think the Christopher is entertaining and even made me laugh at times through out the book. But I don't think that that is what the author intended. It was informative in the sense that you were living an autisic life through the eyes of an autisic child.

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• Information Value:3 out of 5
• Entertainment Value:1 out of 5
• Value:1 out of 5

The content was good. the writing style was completely boring to me.

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I also loved this book. I am a dog lover and this was a wonderful story. I also lent it to some friends at work who also read through it quickly and loved it.