Book Name : The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
Author : Mark Hadden
What is it about : The book was "written" by the main character, a 15-years-old Christopher about his adventures and encounters with the world out there as he tried to solve the puzzle of who killed the poor dog, figure out the London Underground, was his mother still alive and the biggest riddle of them all - Life and People.
Some thoughts after having read the book : I identified with Christopher immediately after a few pages; in particular, the difficulties to make sense of the strange workings of this human world, the aloofness one needed to be away from peoples and in contrast, the pure ease of understanding the straightforward universe of physics and maths ! I figured after reading the book that we all have "Special Needs" in us - we may call it "personal space"; we all have our own construction (real and imaginary) of this world, our own superstitions of 4 red cars in a row meaning a good day etc. Essentially, our very own chemistry, interactions and rules in dealing with this world.
Would I recommend this book to you : Absolutely ! You may intend to pick out this book for an easy read at first, possibly thinking the book as a kiddy adventure in solving some mysterious events; but you will (as I did) get to know this world and about yourself better ! You may even rediscover the compassion in yourself to grant others the benefit of the doubt as others may find you and your world strange and difficult to understand.
Author : Mark Hadden
What is it about : The book was "written" by the main character, a 15-years-old Christopher about his adventures and encounters with the world out there as he tried to solve the puzzle of who killed the poor dog, figure out the London Underground, was his mother still alive and the biggest riddle of them all - Life and People.
Some thoughts after having read the book : I identified with Christopher immediately after a few pages; in particular, the difficulties to make sense of the strange workings of this human world, the aloofness one needed to be away from peoples and in contrast, the pure ease of understanding the straightforward universe of physics and maths ! I figured after reading the book that we all have "Special Needs" in us - we may call it "personal space"; we all have our own construction (real and imaginary) of this world, our own superstitions of 4 red cars in a row meaning a good day etc. Essentially, our very own chemistry, interactions and rules in dealing with this world.
Would I recommend this book to you : Absolutely ! You may intend to pick out this book for an easy read at first, possibly thinking the book as a kiddy adventure in solving some mysterious events; but you will (as I did) get to know this world and about yourself better ! You may even rediscover the compassion in yourself to grant others the benefit of the doubt as others may find you and your world strange and difficult to understand.
