Book Reaction

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

I have been assigned many books to read over the years and I have very much enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and it kept my interest. I liked how it was written. The writing was very straight forward with no metaphors or similes so it is not necessary to perform an autopsy on the story. It was also interesting to see how a person with autism would think and how that person lives as well. The main character Christopher thought very logically and mechanically.

Another reason why I liked this book was the mystery to it. At first, when you read this story you believe that the main character is searching for the murder of a small dog but the plot of the story takes a very different course. I also had a connection with the main character because we both share a love for Sherlock Holmes. I too enjoy the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

I also enjoyed the book because it actually taught me many things that I never knew. Most of these things were insignificant little facts but I found them most interesting. For example, I never knew that Sherlock Holmes only said " Elementary, my dear Watson" in the films and not in the books. This book also gave me insight on how the mind works, especially with memory and mathematics.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery novel. I would also recommend this book to anyone ho wants to understand more about autism. I believe this book would help an individual to see just how a person with autism feels and think.

 I give this book an "A".