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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
36 reviews
aniyahchrouch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Don’t ask me what happened cause I don’t know 😄
Minor: Mental illness
noahsingh's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Ableism
Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Police brutality, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
Christopher is treated with mingled pity and irritation by the author, to the extent that his father is portrayed as 'the reasonable parent' (he hits Christopher at several points. That's literal child abuse.) The portrayal of autism is accurate in places, but in others comes off as stereotyped and poorly researched. In summary, if you're gonna write a book where the adults treat a child like shit, don't imply that it's justified bc their disability is 'just so hard to deal with'.
Graphic: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Violence
jennalynn48's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Excrement
jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death and Ableism
Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Self harm
bookhoarderbea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Vomit and Mental illness
white_tea_beluga's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Murder, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Dementia, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Vomit
andersonmm223's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Abandonment
alomie'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
4.0
I like stories like this, and I listened to the Audio book which really helped immerse me in the story, I had read this one years ago but I had mostly forgotten the story.
I found Christopher to be a strong main character and I really enjoyed seeing the world through his perspective. It must be really scary to not understand what is going on a lot of the time but also to by hyper intelligent in other ways.
I like how he used maths to make sense of a world that really doesn't hold much in the way of structure.
I also enjoyed that it wasn't just a "they all live happily ever after" ending, it left it open and if felt honest and real.
Christopher's Parents, I did sympathise with them, however I did think that they were pretty shitty parents overall, and there was a lot of questionable moments, and the losing of tempers turning into violence against a child who is so very much on the spectrum felt uncomfortable, and more so that it was from Christopher's perspective.
Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Grief
redrowan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Mental illness