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A review by sampauwels
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Read this for school a few years ago, along with a booklet about autism that the teacher seemed to have gotten somewhere from the 1980s or something. I really wish I had been diagnosed earlier because I would have ripped it apart right in front of her :)
Either way, when the author themselves admits to not having done any research on the condition he's writing about, and he doesn't even name the condition in the book because HE KNOWS HE'S DOING IT WRONG, maybe you shouldn't be using it in schools.
This feels like those characters in sitcoms that are obviously autistic but it's never stated because than people can legally laugh at the autism, except in this case its for the sake of shock and sympathyporn in stead of for humor.
Anyway, can we all just stop treating disabled people like weird zoo animals whos families need to be pitied that would be great.
Either way, when the author themselves admits to not having done any research on the condition he's writing about, and he doesn't even name the condition in the book because HE KNOWS HE'S DOING IT WRONG, maybe you shouldn't be using it in schools.
This feels like those characters in sitcoms that are obviously autistic but it's never stated because than people can legally laugh at the autism, except in this case its for the sake of shock and sympathyporn in stead of for humor.
Anyway, can we all just stop treating disabled people like weird zoo animals whos families need to be pitied that would be great.