The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Taste attributes: mysterydramafamilyfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn intimate, inventive mystery: grounded and stirring. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507.
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- Author
- Mark Haddon
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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