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July 20, 2005
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
Christopher Boone is a boy aged 15, with Asbergers Syndrome. It explores an adventure involving him, which starts when he discovers his neighbour's dog dead, in her back garden. Over a length of time, this mystery gradually unfurls, until about half way through the book, after searching and trying to find the killer, the culprit finally admits to killing the dog. But this turns out to be only a sideline to the plot, even though the book is called 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'. Christopher ends up on a much more complicated, and somewhat sinister and confusing adventur
Posted by Femke at July 20, 2005 03:15 AM