The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Ranked #1 in Teen Mystery, Ranked #1 in Autism — see more rankings.
Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, for fifteen-year-old Christopher everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbor's dog, Wellington, is killed and his carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher sets... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Simon Baron-Cohen In fiction the writer has some licence to deviate from what is real – it’s a work of art, ultimately, for people’s interest and enjoyment, but I think that the character is very recognisable of many people with Asperger syndrome. I think the author has done a very good job. (Source)
Vanessa Keng I've always loved fiction - mainly crime and legal thrillers, but there's something wonderful about reading a completely different style of writing from what I'm used to. I found myself absorbed in the narrative of guilt and love in The Kite Runner, and The Curious Incident told me a story from a completely different perspective. (Source)
Robert Muchamore Mark Haddon wrote a spy series for eight- or nine-year-olds and then he suddenly comes out with this rather brilliant novel. Is it an adult book? Is it a kids’ book? So many people can read it and approach it. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is ranked in the following categories:
- #71 in 10th Grade
- #14 in 13-Year-Old
- #17 in 14-Year-Old
- #69 in 15-Year-Old
- #10 in 21st Century
- #16 in 8th Grade
- #17 in 9th Grade
- #96 in Adult
- #3 in Aspergers
- #39 in Award-Winning
- #36 in Awarded
- #64 in Bestseller
- #50 in Book Club
- #59 in Boy
- #27 in Broadway
- #88 in Class
- #44 in Comedic
- #50 in Coming Of Age
- #17 in Compassion
- #25 in Contemporary
- #27 in Crime Mystery
- #53 in Detective
- #59 in Diseases
- #41 in Divorce
- #13 in Dog
- #94 in Drama
- #48 in Dramatic
- #26 in Easy Reading
- #14 in English
- #33 in Family
- #27 in Fiction
- #53 in Fun
- #31 in Gilmore Girls
- #66 in GoT
- #61 in Good Read
- #30 in Goodreads
- #45 in Graduate School
- #93 in Growing Up
- #35 in Hebrew
- #97 in High School
- #92 in High School Reading
- #35 in Hope
- #92 in Humanity
- #94 in Influential
- #58 in Insightful
- #78 in Interesting
- #11 in Learning English
- #72 in Library
- #84 in Life Changing
- #33 in Literary
- #74 in Literature
- #31 in London
- #44 in Men
- #30 in Mental Health
- #12 in Modern
- #88 in Modern Classic
- #4 in Modern Fiction
- #79 in Murder
- #50 in Murder Mystery
- #15 in Mystery
- #26 in Mystery Crime
- #53 in Neurology
- #37 in Novel
- #25 in Orange
- #7 in Pediatrics
- #53 in Perspective
- #56 in Popular
- #40 in Possession
- #27 in Psychiatry
- #75 in Psychology
- #61 in Rated
- #61 in Real Life
- #20 in Realistic Fiction
- #60 in Recent
- #43 in Recommended
- #22 in Red
- #57 in Roman
- #22 in Summer Reading
- #95 in Teacher
- #97 in Teaching
- #18 in Teen Boys
- #33 in Thought-Provoking
- #97 in Top Ten
- #28 in Trade
- #18 in UK
- #68 in Weird
- #24 in Whodunnit
- #20 in Young Adult Mystery
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