The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is about a 15-year-old boy named Christopher Boone. Christopher has a photographic memory and can easily understand the most complicated of maths questions, but finds it extremely difficult to understand other people. After discovering the neighbour’s dog lying lifeless on the lawn, he decides to find the killer whilst writing a murder mystery. But ends up uncovering other vital mysteries that will affect his life.
His different use of sentence structure and vocabulary really helps the reader to understand how his mind works under the pressure of everyday life. The sentences Mark Haddon uses can be frustrating for some readers, but usually are very understandable and shows how his problems affect him and the people around his life. This helps us to sympathise with him. He repeats a lot, which include words like “then” and “and”. This creates a sense of unease in the reader.
The book has a very good story line but is very hard to get into in the beginning of the story but I insist you have to persist with it because it starts clawing you in and you will be unable to put the book down.
This is the best book I have ever read and I would recommend it to anyone interested in reading.
“Incredible…
A must read for anyone” The Guardian
SH Yr9
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