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He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people.
When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.
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The first thing that struck me about this book is how much it reminded me of my second book in the challenge, ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’ by Annabel Pitcher. It was very similar in writing style, and because I enjoyed ‘MSLotM’ so much, I knew I’d enjoy ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’.
The book starts with the main character, Christopher, finding his neighbour’s dog dead. He is young and has Asperger’s Syndrome, and so doesn’t understand the circumstances and takes it upon himself to find out who killed the dog. However, in the process, he ends up discovering a lot more than he bargained for.
This was a very original take on the mental-disorder genre. I really liked how you are told the story by Christopher himself, who decides to document his Sherlock-style detecting Arthur-Conan-Doyle-style. I found that getting into his head and experiencing the world as the confusing place he does was very endearing.
If I have one bone to pick it is the ending. The story was built up so much at the climax, but the ending just fell ever so slightly flat for me. I would love to know more about what happened, but otherwise a fantastic read. One I’d definitely recommend.
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