The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is an incredible rollercoaster of a tale, written in the voice of a fifteen-year-old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome called Christopher Boone. After discovering his neighbour’s dog has been murdered, he sets off to find out who the murderer could be. On this mission, he discovers far more than he anticipated.
Some people struggle to deal with Christopher because he can be so inflexible, but I found him rather loveable. He is also completely true to himself, brilliant and like his hero Sherlock Holmes, driven by logic not emotion.
Without giving away the ending, he manages to solve the mystery of the murdered dog in the most extraordinary way and becomes the unlikely hero of the story. Not only are his detective skills excellent, but he also manages to get brilliant marks in maths exams without a lot of revision!
This is one of the most original and thought-provoking books I have read in the last year. It is one of those stories that I feel everyone should know about. It has had a great impact on me as it has made me think differently about people with autism and understand their ways of thinking. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mystery, moments of heartbreak but ultimately a happy ending and plenty of humour along the way
(www.theguardian.com, 13.06.2016. Adaptado.)
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