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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
223 reviews
min3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Ableism and Animal death
a_hill23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Animal death and Violence
Minor: Cursing and Car accident
meetmeinthebookstore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Ableism and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent
auscaz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
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.
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.
In the first part, as Christopher acts like a detective, we can see that he sees things and people differently. He understands certain situations 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.
Most of the characters were likable, and I definitely loved how Ed's, Christopher's father, feelings and frustration were shown. Though I may not agree with some things he has done, his emotions were raw and honest.
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.
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 it
2 โญ - It was okay
1 โญ - I hated it but decided to not dnf
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Vomit
katlouisee's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Child abuse
beeping_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, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, and Vomit
mermaidstears's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder
midsummernoodle'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? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, and Vomit
jcinf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Iโm glad I read it because it touched me to read about a character so similar to me. The overstimulation, hyperfixations, looking for order in a chaotic world, safe foods, significant stress when plans change (or when there is no plan). So much of Christopher was so similar to me. It was a gift to see myself represented.
That said, it wasnโt the best representation of an autistic boy. There were times it felt like it was just the authorโs uneducated idea of what autism was.
In terms of pace, the first 2/3 was pretty fast pace, and last 1/3 was a little slower. That said, I did feel like the ending was quite abrupt. I thought I had two more pages left, but it was just the appendix. So once I read the ending, it seemed too quick. I donโt mind the ending itself โ as in the resolution. But I do think the resolution couldโve used 4-8 more pages perhaps.
If youโre looking for a fast read, especially one with a neurodivergent main character, Iโd recommend this one.
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Animal death and Toxic relationship