Book Review of The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time
Author: Mark Haddon
Genre: Mystery
Characters (main): Christopher John Francis Boone - The narrator and protagonist of the novel. Fifteen-year-old Christopher is mathematically gifted struggles for social acceptance and understanding as a result of his apparent autism. He views the world largely in absolutes, dividing his life experience into a series of extreme likes and dislikes. He feels most comfortable with logic and order, making Wellington’s murder an irresistible puzzle for him to solve. He resides with his father and pet rat Toby at 36 Randolph Street. Christopher’s father (Ed Boone) -Single father of Christopher. Father prepares meals for Christopher and sees to his daily needs. Later on, Christopher uncovers elements of his life that he has long tried to keep hidden. Father owns a heating maintenance and boiler repair business. Siobhan - Christopher’s primary teacher at school. An even-handed mentor, she works to expand Christopher’s horizons socially as well as academically. As a result, she is one of the few people whom Christopher trusts, and in the limited moments when the reader sees her, she mirrors the reader as an observer and commentator on Christopher’s life.
My favourite quote: “The grass was wet and cold. It was nice” In my opinion, this quote shows that his feelings are unusual and he has extreme opinions, compared to everyone else. This quote gives the hint that he is different.
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