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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Start date: November 1, 2011

Finish date: December 1, 2011

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Mar 03, 2009 Sam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: proper-books, psychology, contemporary-fiction

I actually really enjoyed this book, even though it's not my usual genre. I found Christopher's character charming and believable and Haddon addressed his autism in a very delicate and insightful manner. By the end of the story I was actually quite attached to Christopher and felt real pride that he not only solved the mystery but also got to London and through the Underground by himself (a place where I seem to get lost whenever I go), found his mum and passed his maths A level. Although I did ...more

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Sep 24, 2009 Rayanne rated it liked it

This book was a really hard read. It was a good book but I skipped through a lot of it.

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Jan 21, 2009 S.P. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction

Great book. Wasn't expecting to enjoy it after being forced to read 'welcome home jellybean' long ago at school, but this book is much more entertaining and interesting. I even learnt some Latin and mathematics. Recommended. ...more

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