Book :: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Hey everyone,

Last night, I was up for two hours and finally finished reading the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, who is a Britisher. It was a great read and a lot of fun as well.

Its about this 15 year old boy who is a super genius in maths, but very poor in understanding in other people and human relationships. His mother is dead and he is living with his father. One fine day, his neighbor's dog is killed with the garden fork. And our 15 year old boy sets out on a mission to discover who killed the dog. In the process, he stumbles upon other mysteries of his life! It is written in a very different way than a normal novel is written.

It is completely in first person, and reads more like a diary of the boy. It is a detective novel, but there are other elements interspersed as well. This book is also a winner of the Guardian Fiction award in the UK. It may seem like a kids book, but it clearly isn't when some of the charactrs use some swear words and some of the issues, like divorce and affairs are discussed. I would highly recommend it since it is a great and easy read, and you are unlikely to read another novel like this.

Take care you all,

Mansur