The Curious Incident…
Posted in Books on 09/24/2007 06:25 pm by enjanerdAfter the movie Saturday night, I stayed up way too late reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I hadn’t heard of it before NewGirl recommended it to me a while back and then a week later, Ian’s mom and brother were both talking about it too. So, I figured it must Swingers film
be good.
It’s a murder mystery investigating the killing of a dog, told from the perspective of an autistic boy. The author does a wonderful job explaining the logic behind why the main character did certain things or did things a certain way and why interacting with people was so confusing to him. I found myself recognizing a lot of the thought processes he goes through trying to understand what people really mean when they don’t clarify the conditions of a statement.
I don’t want to give away the story though, so I’ll leave it at that. It’s a really quick, enjoyable read. And if you read it, don’t read the flap on the book before you start. It gives away part of the story.
Favorite quote from the book: “And I said, “Thank you for supper,” because that is being polite.”