The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time  

Posted by Feral Beast in

Hello.
Sorry I haven't been on the blog lately, it's just this blasted cold is still around!
One minute I think I'm over it and then the next I'm stuck in bed for a while.
I had a bit of a melt down the other night.redface

Here's a book I read that I really like, and it's called THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, by Mark Haddon, and it's really cool.
It's about a young 15 year old boy that has autism and he's trying to solve a death of a dog in his street that was killed using a garden fork.
He also solves a few other mysteries.
He also finds a few skeletons in the wardrobe.surprised

It's quite good, in fact, I think everyone that reads it will love it, in some spots of the story it's a real tear jerker, in others you'll laugh your head off.
And Hilary, I think this will be able to help you understand what your grandson thinks.smile

You'll love it and you'll want to keep on reading it, and when I finished it I was sad that it was over, I really hope Mark Haddon will write a second book to this one.mrgreen

See ya next time.

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6 comments

Brian Hughes  

"He also finds a few skeletons in the wardrobe."

Pity the dog wasn't still around. He'd have enjoyed gnawing on them.

May 20, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Anonymous  

Sorry to hear you have not been well FB. Tomorrow will be a great day, I am sure.

May 20, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Anonymous  

Ah, the last comment was me, Andrew.

May 20, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Anonymous  

Solving mysteries like discovering a dog was killed by a garden fork, seeing skeletons in a wardrobe.

P.S: I agree with Brian Hughes. The dog could have enjoyed gnawing them. Question: Who killed the dog?

May 21, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Anonymous  

Everyone in my family except me has read that book, FB, and they all tell me I would love it (except the last bit - my daughter says she will mark where I have to stop reading) and when I say, 'Where is it then?' nobody has a copy. I am going to the library in a few days. I will look for it then. Thanks for the tip.

May 26, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Feral Beast  

ROFL.

Yes, I've finely gotten rid of this rotten cold now, but thank you, it's the thought that counts.

Oh, well thank you Andrew.

I don't want to give away the ending, but I'll tell you,seeming as you are my friend, I'll give you a clue, it's some one the boy knows, but that's all I'm saying, but thats not the ending.
(P.S."Skeletons in the wardrobe" means that some people are hiding a few great big lies)

Sorry if I gave away one of the mysteries, Hillary, but I doubt it 'coz I only gave Oirishlad a clue, but I'm sorry if I did.

May 28, 2008 at 9:25 AM

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