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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

(Today Show Book Club #13)

By Mark Haddon

(85)

| Hardcover | 9780385512107

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자폐증을 앓고 있는 15세 소년 Christopher John Francis Boone은 수학에는 천재지만 세상으로 나오지 못하고 자신만의 세계에 틀어박혀 있다. 어느날 밤 이웃집에서 키우는 강아지 Wellington이 죽은 채 발견되고, 이 사건을 추적하게 되면서 Christopher는 자연스럽게 세상과 소통하는 방법을 익히게 되고 한층 성장한다. 한편의 재미있는 미스테리 추리소설이자 자폐 소년의 따뜻한 성장 이야기이기도 한 작품.

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the couContinue

자폐증을 앓고 있는 15세 소년 Christopher John Francis Boone은 수학에는 천재지만 세상으로 나오지 못하고 자신만의 세계에 틀어박혀 있다. 어느날 밤 이웃집에서 키우는 강아지 Wellington이 죽은 채 발견되고, 이 사건을 추적하게 되면서 Christopher는 자연스럽게 세상과 소통하는 방법을 익히게 되고 한층 성장한다. 한편의 재미있는 미스테리 추리소설이자 자폐 소년의 따뜻한 성장 이야기이기도 한 작품.

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order and predictability shelter him from the messy, wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher's carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor's dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.
Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer and turns to his favorite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents' marriage. As he tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, we are drawn into the workings of Christopher's mind.
And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon's choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotion. The effect is dazzling, making for a novel that is deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing is a mind that perceives the world literally."
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is one of the freshest debuts in years: a comedy, a heartbreaker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read. [예스24 제공]

13 Reviews

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    I got outraged, I got overjoyed, I laughed, and I probably would have cried if it were socially acceptable for boys to do so while reading a book in public.

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    ― Bossdog said on Aug 3, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • A book about differences - the voice of autism.
    It captured me from the very beginning - loved the graceful way in which Haddon writes the book from Christopher's perspective!
    Truly extraordinary!!

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    ― Nini said on Nov 17, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Original

    It's very interesting and really fast paced. The author has worked with autistic children for quite a while so he had all the material and inspiration to write this story and make it one of a kind. Brilliant work!

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    ― VeraHuff said on Oct 3, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NIghttime

    I really enjoyed living in the head of this character for a little while.

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    ― Readingrat said on Jul 16, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • A great read! This is the story of a boy with form of autism and how his mind works and deals with the emotional issues that are dealt to him. The story is told from his point of view. It really brings to light that autistic people are not dumb, they are just not able to express themselves like p ... (continue)

    A great read! This is the story of a boy with form of autism and how his mind works and deals with the emotional issues that are dealt to him. The story is told from his point of view. It really brings to light that autistic people are not dumb, they are just not able to express themselves like people who are not afflicted by autism. It is a good story and it has a happy ending.

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    ― Jamie Gemuend767 said on Feb 24, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Told from the viewpoint of an autistic child. Recommended to me by a friend & colleague whose child is autistic. Sometimes funny, very endearing story.

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    ― Marion the librarian said on Jan 15, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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