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

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sarahkinney's review

emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

While in 2003, the book was praised for autistic representation - the author's claim that he did not research the topic while writing the book is apparent while reading. Despite this, the book is an easy read, with a unique writing style and the twist is presented excellently.

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flimsy_gorgon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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katerina_han's review

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I read it because Olivia Rodrigo recommended it. Sorry Olivia, I don't like it.

I was tricked by its description that it's a mystery of a murder of a dog and how a boy solved it. But it's not far not as interesting as it sounds and it's just freaking boring.

I guess the first few chapters are interesting but then it turned out to be dull. I guess it's better than The Catcher in the Rye cuz there aren't swear words but I'm giving a lower rating because the latter is a classic and I can't find one single reason why I shouldn't rate this book 1 star. But I guess there can be books worse than this of course so I'm rating it 1.5 just in case. (finger crossed)

TRIGGER ALERT: VOMIT. As person who has severe emetophobia, I can't stand he gets sick on himself. IF you are like me, KEEP AWAY. And there is also explicit piss and shit, keep away if you don't want to be disgusted.

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king_yrcanos's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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trippalli's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

An inspiring story narrated by an autistic teenager as he navigates large challenges and solves a mystery. Clever and respectful, this book pots you in that boys shoes and is a unique book narrator that is both eloquent and engaging.

The trigger warnings are from an autistic perspective so while still can be upsetting these have a uniquely informative perspective, less emotional upset and more logical analysis of situations and disgust at things that trigger the narrator, and there narrator's response to being upset.

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geese's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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rucha_s's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The best thing about this book was the narration from the POV of a protagonist who is autistic. It made the reading challenging, confusing, frustrating but simultaneously rewarding. Mark Haddon has done a remarkable job of creating one of the most memorable protagonists I've come across and that singular point makes this a dazzling read.

Now for what I didn't find appealing - That this book is classified as a murder mystery, however, the murderer is revealed at about the 50% mark which was way too soon! Once this reveal occurs, it is all about another subplot, which although in itself is rather interesting, it also kind of takes away the essence of the book being a murder mystery :/

Final words - Worth a read simply for the character of Christopher Boone. Also worth noting that the narration is lacking the usual sentence structure and punctuation - that is just to add to the authenticity of the experience, however, some readers might find this off putting. Do skip this book if you're looking for an easy feel good read. While it is feel good, it is certainly not an easy read.

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