Books like this, characters like autistic Christopher John Francis Boone do not come along often. Lots of stories have charm, but it is rare that a book is charming due solely to the main character. Christopher is delightful, simple, complicated, heart breaking, and unique in every way. It's part mystery (the aforementioned curious incident of the dog in the night-time), part adventure, part magic. It's just a great book, with a fantastic narrative.
This book gets a Midnight Book Rating of Midnight- You're gonna want to read this book all through the night!
I've heard this is a great one. I have it on my shelf but haven't gotten to it yet.
ReplyDeleteI loved it, such a great easy read. It's a book that lingers in your mind after reading.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is an excellent book and that the reason is the main character. It was such a unique point of view.
ReplyDeleteI've read this and I loved it!
ReplyDeleteThis is perhaps my favourite book, I think everyone should read it.
ReplyDeleteI also recommend The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, it is very similar and also very good.
The London Eye Mystery
I enjoyed it, but found the train station scene unbelievable--which took me out of the story. I read later that Nick Hornsby had the same reaction due to his autistic son. Too bad--but still a fun read.
ReplyDeleteLove the cover but I am sooooo not caught up with my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteLoved it but I think I like MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD, by Francisco Stork, even better. As a writer and mom of a child with Asperger's, I'm so glad that there are more and more books on this subject.
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