Stephanie2008 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I still haven't got around to reading this. I think I have misplaced my copy. Will have to try and find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I started reading this today and am really enjoying it so far (certainly more than I enjoyed A Spot of Bother). It's a quick read, and very charming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 I enjoyed Dog FAR more than Bother - it's a much better novel in every way (imo). I gave Dog10/10, whereas Bother only got 7/10 from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Princess Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I bought this on Saturday to take on holiday with me. I've read Bother and quite liked it so judging by this thread I should enjoy Dog even more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I enjoyed Dog FAR more than Bother - it's a much better novel in every way (imo). I gave Dog10/10, whereas Bother only got 7/10 from me. I agree Kell, but Bother is still a good read if you want a chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I just finished this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. There were a few laughs, but overall it was sadder than I expected. I've been wanting to learn more about Aspergers for some time, and this book provided some great insights. I loved the character of Chris and really felt for both him and his father. A top read and recommended to anyone who hasn't read it (I don't think there are many BCF members left who haven't read it!) And, as I suspected, I enjoyed it much more than A Spot of Bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think that it is nice as both books are very different from each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewell Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I bought this book about two years ago and a friend asked to borrow it before i'd had a chance to read it. I stupidly let them, and they lost it. I've been thinking about buying it again but every time i do i feel really insensed at the idea of buying it a second time. I'm sure it's one of those books thats absolutley worth it. And the way it is written seems right up my street, with an unusual approach. I mainly bought it because i found out the story was written in the first-person perspective by a boy with Austism/Asbergers Syndrome. I have an interest in this as i have a family member with the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 I bought this book about two years ago and a friend asked to borrow it before i'd had a chance to read it. I stupidly let them, and they lost it. I've been thinking about buying it again but every time i do i feel really insensed at the idea of buying it a second time. Your "friend" who lost it should have immediately replaced it! How rude of them not to do so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I couldn't get into this book - it felt too forced. Might give it another go at some point but as someone who knows people with Aspergers, (who are admittedly mostly high-functioning) I still thought it was too forced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i really relatye to this book - I was diagnosed dome years back with a very mild form AS, so the way christopher acts i can readily empathise with. a point not to be forgetten is AS covers a range , I'm lucky as its mild e,g I dont interact well socilaly , prefer my own company. i didnt feel it was forced, buthen thats my experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Shoe Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 "The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-time" is an amazing book. Normally, I am so sceptical about authors I've never heard about and I'm not a fan of modern Literature at all but this one is really cool. A friend of mine tried to blurb this book but I kept on ignoring it till I heard the title. I find it so attractive . But I haven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewell Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I really enjoyed this book, but at times i did find it exhasting to follow. For a couple of chapters i just seemed the writing was a little stressed (if that word makes any sense.). But i felt this was in keeping with what the author was trying to get across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Shoe Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I loved this book when i read it but my mum tried to read it but she just coun't My mother also tried this book but she couldn't get through the first chapter. No idea why, she is always a tolerant reader. She still can't understand why I was so crazy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I tried to read this on holiday a couple of years ago, and I couldn't get further than the first chapter either. I don't know why, I even tried reading something else and starting it again, but I just couldn't read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueB Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I read this book a few years ago...my 21 year old son has Aspergers like the character in the book so I guess I could relate to the book better...having said that my partner read a chapter and put it down....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaLee Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I keep meaning to read this book ~ the title has always intriqued me. I think this thread has just bumped it up in the que a place or two for me ....thanks for the reccomadation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaB Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 A must read! Witty and sometimes heart wrenching. Wonderfully written Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hi Bella - there's actually already a thread on this book here: http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/415-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon. I have to admit, I only managed to get about 20 pages in before giving up as it wasn't for me, however, I did read another book by the author which I really enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 It seems the two threads have been merged now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I've been told about this book, it's been recommended to me on a couple of occasions, but I just never seem to get to actually read it. I'm going to read it one day, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Found this thread! Just wanted to add to the discussion. I read this book a couple of years ago - without knowing about Asperger Syndrome or the popularity of the book - and Christopher's narration had me involved from almost the first page. The clinical thoughts, the unsaid implications, and his curious mind were endearing in a heartbreaking way. Definitely one of the books I will re-read over the years. I'm surprised that many youngsters enjoy this book - I'm not sure I had the emotional or intelligence quotient to do so before I was, say, at least twenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDakotaB Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Read this book a few years ago. Oh my goodness, I loved it! Would recommend it to everyone! Really opened my eyes and was such a powerful story. Have to admit I did cry! But I tend to cry at a lot of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Napsack Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I read this book when I was in Year 7, so I was about 11/12 then. I loved it back then, read it a few years back after reading A Spot Of Bother (also by Mark Haddon and a book I love) and it's still good. Really interesting to see how his narrative techniques have developed over the years, too. As I just mentioned I read A Spot Of Bother which has a completely different feel to it, and I'm currently reading The Red House, which is also very different with an extremely different writing style. Like after reading A Spot Of Bother I'll probably end up reading Curious Incident again. It's just so re-readable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calexa Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I read The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-Time as a 13 year as part of me English Lit syllabus. The book left quite an impression on me at the time. Lately I have been pondering on rereading some of the books that I read during my years of English Lit. in high school to see if my opinion/perspective on the books in question has changed. A conversation in a thread on this board about The Catcher in the Rye had me wondering about how much our opinion of a story is influenced by factors such as age and-or life experience. Will my initial opinion of The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-Time hold up with a subsequent read as a 24 year old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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