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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Community Reviews back

by Mark Haddon
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Strong tea and good books
Strong tea and good books rated it 11 years ago
It is 9 minutes past six in the evening. I am writing a review of a murder mystery novel. I like murder mystery novels as they involve puzzles where you try to solve the mystery before the answer is revealed.The novel I am reviewing is written by a boy with Asperger's Syndrome. I like reviews becaus...
Strong tea and good books
Strong tea and good books rated it 11 years ago
It is 9 minutes past six in the evening. I am writing a review of a murder mystery novel. I like murder mystery novels as they involve puzzles where you try to solve the mystery before the answer is revealed.The novel I am reviewing is written by a boy with Asperger's Syndrome. I like reviews becaus...
ishanmaheshwari
ishanmaheshwari rated it 12 years ago
The best part of the book was it's narration. It started out as a funny one but in the end turned out to be deeply heart-touching. I liked the narration very much , it had the innocence of a child which sadly i have lost somewhere in my teenage years and i yearn for it. Also the mathematical logic t...
Lani
Lani rated it 12 years ago
The first half of the story was amazing. Then he solved the mystery in the middle of the book and it dragged from there.Good premise though.
My Books
My Books rated it 12 years ago
I'm not entirely sure how I should feel after finishing this book. I do know that I feel confused and rather disappointed, which is a same, as I had high expectations for The Curious Incident.When I picked it up, I was expecting a murder mystery. Nothing like Agatha Christie or Jonathan Creek, but a...
Kealan Patrick Burke
Kealan Patrick Burke rated it 12 years ago
While it's a stretch to call this a mystery and while I didn't find it to be quite the literary masterpiece it was heralded as, I still very much enjoyed the unique perspective of the book's antagonist. Also very funny and moving in parts. Well worth a read.
Ecletic Reader
Ecletic Reader rated it 12 years ago
Very good. Written in a unique and interesting voice, this story is quite captivating.
travelin
travelin rated it 12 years ago
On reading the opening a second time, I found the first chapters to be the same prelude for an emotional tour-de-force, the feeling that never left me the first time I read the opening at someone's house. Then I read part of a short story by Flannery O'Connor -- an accidental comparison. Mark Haddon...
The Great Destroyer
The Great Destroyer rated it 12 years ago
I've made it through 30 pages or so and realized that this is not my cup of tea. I'll leave the rating empty because I don't think it's fair giving it one star. Maybe you guys should give it a try if you're into this kind of thing, I've heard only good things from the people who tried it.
nhkim73
nhkim73 rated it 12 years ago
If the intention of the author is to drag people's attention from the title. It's successful, at least me. I feel that the author well organises the story with the topic, "chasing dog murderer", which is more or less not related with whole story ...
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