The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

What I like/dislike about the book?

I like the book because it goes deep into Christopher’s mind. He not only saying what he’s doing, he’s also describing what he feels when a certain situation shows up. It makes the book quite interesting, and you get an insight of what’s going on in his head and how he reacts. Sometimes he reacts with screaming or vomiting, sometimes he reacts by doing violent actions, and sometimes he does not react at all. This is what I think makes the book interesting because you understand how a person with Asperger’s syndrome express his/her feelings and how they feel deep down inside. Even though the author hasn’t got Asperger’s, it feels like you’re reading an inside diary of a person with the syndrome. That is what I like about the book.

I dislike the book because sometimes, Christopher writes facts about themes, subjects, books or a movie that interests him. That can make it difficult to keep track of the main story sometimes. He starts talking about quadratic equations and after reading about that for nearly five minutes, you have lost track of the story, and you have to start over by reading the recent 5 pages. By that, you get tired by reading the book because you have to read the pages all over again.

I have split feelings about the book. The main story is very describing and enjoyable, but the fact part makes the story quite difficult to follow.