Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

41 reviews

paperquilt's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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emialmonacid's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Una historia muy bien contada sobre un niño neurodivergente y su familia disfuncional. Este libro nos cuenta la historia de Christopher, un niño de 12 años que odia el amarillo, el marrón, las multitudes, el contacto físico y lo desconocido, y que a su vez ama las matemáticas, el rojo, ver “El planeta azul” y a su rata Toby.

Cuando en una de sus caminatas nocturnas encuentra al perro de su vecina, la señora Shears, atravesado por un horcón, Christopher inicia un viaje detectivesco para averiguar quién mató a Wellington, sin embargo, se encontrará con muchas más cosas que tan solo el asesino del perro de su vecina.

En pocas palabras, me voló la cabeza este libro. Realmente me cautivó la manera en la que el autor pudo hacernos entrar en la mente de Christopher de una forma tan bien lograda, y a la vez tan cruda, tan real.

Puedes entender porqué los personajes hacen lo que hacen, hay coherencia, hay una historia bien contada, y hay un personaje principal que te absorbe.

Eso si, creo que para mi no alcanzó a cautivarme por completo, a ratos me costaba muchísimo avanzar en la historia y se me hacía una lectura muy pesada, más que nada porque como lector en un principio no entiendes hacia dónde estamos yendo, sin embargo una vez que entiendes, no lo sueltas hasta saber qué pasará con Christopher.

Realmente lo recomiendo, creo que todos deberían leer esto, para que abramos el mundo y seamos conscientes de que, como Christopher, hay 100.000 niños más que sufren y 100.000 adultos que no los comprenden del todo.

Brillante.

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lasivaranasi's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Hauptcharakter: sehr süß und schön, dass die Thematik um Christopher in einem Buch aufgegriffen und so lebensnah dargestellt wurde
Geschichte in sich: alle anderen Charaktere konnte ich zwar in ihren Handlungen nachvollziehen, sie haben mich aber sauer gemacht und ich konnte sie schlicht weg nicht leiden 
Und alles in allem: 
fand ich hatte das Buch leider seine Längen weshalb ich lange gebraucht hab, um durch das Buch zu kommen. 
Da die Idee hinter dem Buch jedoch sehr gelungen ist, kann und möchte ich es nicht schlecht bewerten :) 

Das Buch ist super für alle Menschen, ich denke aber besonders für jüngere - alle, die etwas leichtverständliches lesen wollen und gleichzeitig sich  mit dem Thema Autismus (zum ersten Mal) befassen und einen Einblick in die Gedanken eines Betroffenen bekommen können. Sie bekommen dafür ein Buch, in dem sie mit dem Hauptcharakter mitfühlen und die schönen aber auch nervenaufreibenden Seiten dieser psychischen Störung kennenlernen dürfen.

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ashielovestoread's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was such a brilliantly written but sad, like super sad book😭 there were funny moments, yes, but I can't get over the sad reality of this. There are parts where I had to skip the info dumps and it is individual preference ig. Overall I loved this book and it made me real sad. 

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saritaadam's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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elzmri's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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lana_reads98's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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daybreakreads's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I would describe it as “cute”. I listened to the audiobook, but I know the physical book has illustrations that might have made it more endearing. I was looking for something similar to The Maid by Nita Prose or Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine in the sense that I love socially awkward narrators. In comparison, the narrator here feels much less well-rounded and developed and more of a stereotype of autism rather than a real person. It was still cute and endearing, but it was hard to feel real connection or empathy to a one-sided character. There isn’t a lot of plot; it’s mainly focused on showing how the narrator sees the world and interacts with it so much differently than the rest of us. It’s just hard to enjoy that kind of book when the narrator is hard to love. Ending was a bit cute but that’s it really.

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juliawhite12's review against another edition

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hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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krishnaoo3's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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