The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Adapted for Audio, Partly Dramatised, Complete Story | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Haddon
Creators: Ben Tibber, Etc.
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1563992
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
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Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 1856868648
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781856868648
ASIN: 1856868648
Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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'The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.
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A wonderfully funny and poignant story June 30, 2006
Beth Cholette (Upstate NY USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
NOTE: This review is based on reading the book, not listening to the audio version.
In the second chapter of this book (actually labelled as "3" because this is the second prime number), we are introduced to Christopher, the narrator, who is writing a mystery novel as a class project. Christopher is an extremely intelligent 15-year old who just happens to be autistic. He begins his tale by relating his discovery of a neighbor's dog, which had been murdered with a garden fork. Because he likes both dogs and mysteries, Christopher sets off to find the killer, but what starts as a story about a dog becomes a story about Christopher's life. Not only do we learn about Christopher's many quirks, but also we learn the explanations for his seemingly irrational behavior, making it seem almost logical. The book is surprising funny, as Christopher, with his limited emotional range, makes the perfect straight man. As a psychologist, I found that the depiction of Christopher rang true, and overall, I found this novel to be a delightful, different, and quick little read.
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