Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
60 reviews
rieriereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
๐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ด. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ด. ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ, ๐ด๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ.
๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ was a quirky, fun, emotional, and overall good read. The book starts off with 15-year-old Christopher, who has autism, finding out that the neighborhood dog, Wellington, was killed.
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Listening to the audiobook, it felt like the book was divided into two parts: a murder mystery and an emotional story of growth and family. Two distinct opposites that some may see as okay and others may disagree with. I'm in the middle.
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In the first part, as Christopher acts like a detective, we can see that he sees things and people differently. He understands things differently and notices details not many would even give a thought to. And I love how, while listening to the audiobook version, it feels like I am by his side.
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Most of the characters were likable, and I definitely loved how Ed's, Christopher's father's, feelings and frustration were shown. Though I may not agree with some things he has done, his emotions were raw and honest.
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Aside from Christopher's perspective and how he sees and understands the world, I also loved the way his parents say I love you to him. The gesture was sweet; it was my favorite detail of the novel. I also really liked the prime-numbered chapters, and it was a novel within a novel.
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Unfortunately, even though the book was narrated beautifully, I found some parts tedious to listen to. A part of me wanted something else to happen since the plot for me was predictable. Overall, it was still a good book. I wouldn't probably read it again, but I would still maybe recommend it to those willing to try it.
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My Rating System
5 ๐ - Life changing, a new favorite read
4 โญ - I loved it
3 โญ - I liked itย
2 โญ - It was okay
1 โญ - I hated it but decided toย not dnf
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Vomit
purple_librarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
robin_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
This was sadder than I expected it to be but also lovely. It was refreshing and eye-opening.ย
Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Ableism
kaylamoran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Also, I'm a bit alarmed by how many reviews describe Christopher as high functioning.ย It's not the functioning labels that bother me, I only recently learned they were problematic myself.ย It's the fact that Christopher clearly has very high support needs, and the fact that he's being considered high functioning reminds me of how autistics who are good at masking aren't believed.ย If this is what's considered high functioning, we need more of an understanding of what autism is.
And I blame no one for that (if you wrote that in a review I totally get it, and I'm not upset and I don't think you did anything offensive).ย Because it's BECAUSE this is the only portrayal we get that that causes the lack of understanding, it's not the reader's fault at all.ย The lack of societal understanding of autism is largely due to this.
So yeah.ย Portrayals like this are the reason I hear stuff like "you can't be autistic, you're too good at reading emotions" or "you're sarcastic" or "you're too pretty" or "girls aren't autistic."ย And I guess it's not the books fault either, because it's a valid experience of autism and some people do fit this description.ย I guess I just wish it wasn't the only one we saw.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Ableism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Infidelity and Physical abuse
abbyisabellas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse
mistystar's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, and Vomit
mary_do12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If you keep in mind that I had to read this for school, my five star rating is almost world changing. But here we are, and I really honestly enjoyed this book. I really like how the author managed to explain Christopherโs thoughts to the reader so that they seemed logical. I feel like now when I might meet people that are similar to Christopher, maybe I can understand them a little better. I love reading books that teach me something new or give me insight on a character with experiences totally different from mine. That is one of the reasons why I enjoyed this book so much. The messiness that mirrored Christopherโs thoughts and the math problems that I did not understand but that were still an important part are some of the things that make this books so genius. Thanks for writing this and for giving me the chance to expand my horizon.
Moderate: Animal death and Vomit
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Death
sarabookshelf's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
stories's review against another edition
4.0
Spoiler
eg who killed WellingtonSpoiler
eg everything surrounding MotherIt is very much still well written - captures an autistic voice so clearly and is highly engaging.ย
Swearing and family relations make it imo inappropriate for primary. Particularly
Spoiler
Christopherโs fatherNot my taste, but a solid novel. Iโm struck, as I believe I was as a kid, primarily by the sheer, overwhelming bravery of Christopher. Definitely a theme to unpack, alongside truth/honesty and conflict/order.
Graphic: Animal death and Cursing
Moderate: Excrement, Ableism, Vomit, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Blood, and Child abuse
kateausten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Ableism, and Cursing
Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol