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

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I am a person in the autism spectrum and have been meaning to read this book for over a year now , finally got my hands on it and it is worth it. It felt like the author dug into my brain and put exactly how I think on paper which is so validating and refreshing to see. The writing style is simplistic yet so captivating and really helps you understand Christopher’s motivations, while Christopher cannot see the feelings and/or emotions of other characters and why they may act the way they do— it is very clear to the reader and we are given great context to help us come to these conclusions. The worst part of the book and where it started to feel like actual work to read was midway through the train station section of the book. I think it went on far too long and wasnt  interesting enough to warrant as much space as it took up and can honestly make someone want to stop reading but I kept going and was pleasantly surprised. Another thing I wasn’t super fond of was how squished information was in the last few pages, it felt like the book had sped up 10x and it was hard to keep up and remember everything. Other than that, great read.
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