May 21, 2006
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
I just read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and I highly recommend it. The book chronicles the story of a 15 year old autistic child name Christopher. Or rather, Christopher is one the one writing the book. I really liked the way you always knew what Christopher was thinking, because he would tell you, in a very matter-of-fact way, exactly what was going through his mind as various events unfolded. It's a very quick read, so if you've not read it, I recommend you pick it up at your local library.
Posted by Jason at May 21, 2006 06:18 PMA couple of people recommended that one to me, including my sister. She's worked with some autistic people, and she said the depiction of autism was pretty realistic. I enjoyed the book, mainly because you have the opportunity to "see" autism rather than be told about it.
Incidentally, I think the book must be pretty popular with the book clubs, as my library system owns about 200 copies.
Posted by: Lynn Revette on November 5, 2006 03:56 PM