Platypus and Bean
  • Book Reviews
  • Word of the Week
  • TV/Movie/Event Reviews
  • Favorite Characters

The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time - Book Review #16

9/23/2019

0 Comments

 

by Platypus

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️​⭐️/5

Picture
The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time, by Mark Haddon, is a national bestseller and winner of the Whitbread Book of The Year Award. The genre of this book is realistic fiction, and the recommended audience is age 13 and up. This story follows Chrisopher Boone, a 15 year old with Asperger’s syndrome. Christopher lives in Swindon, England with his father, and his pet rat, Toby. 

Christopher has always enjoyed the color red, dogs, space, math, and mysteries stories (specifically Sherlock Holmes). Little did he know that one day he would be writing a story about his own mystery. One night as Christopher was walking around, he discovers that his neighbor’s dog has been killed with a pitchfork. Determined to figure out who is responsible for this murder, Christopher embarks on a journey that teaches him about self-discovery, bravery, and the truth. 

A prominent theme in this story is bravery, which is something that Christopher learns a lot about throughout the book. An example of when Christopher had a lot of bravery was when he was trying to question people on his street to see if they knew who killed the dog. This was a huge feat for Christopher because he does not like talking to people, especially strangers. “I do not like strangers because I do not like people I have never met before. They are hard to understand.” Another example is when Christopher has to travel to London, which is also difficult for him because he’s never traveled on his own and there are many things that could go wrong.

 Overall, this story could be enjoyed by many different people,  but you might enjoy it especially if you like realistic fiction or mystery. There is nothing that I disliked about this book and I’m only giving it 4 out of 5 stars because I wish the ending was longer.


0 Comments

    About

    Platypus and Bean is a website of many different subjects and reviews.

    Platypus is a nickname for a friend who works on the website with me. Bean is a nickname I call myself.

    Together we make Platypus and Bean!

    Picture

    Archives

    March 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018

    Categories

    All
    Adachitoka
    Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
    Afro
    Akane Shimizu
    A Silent Voice
    Barbra Wright
    Behind The Scenes
    Bisco Hatori
    Book Review
    Bud
    Cells At Work!
    Christopher Paul Curtis
    Crow
    Death Note
    Fantasy
    Fiction
    Gene Luen Yang
    Graphic Novel
    HERO
    Historical Fiction
    Horimiya
    Horror
    Jun Mochizuki
    Kaori Ozaki
    Laid Back Camp
    Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
    Lauren Wolk
    Makoto Shinkai
    Manga
    Manga Review
    Mariko Tamaki
    Mark Haddon
    Mark Twain
    Matsuri
    Neil Gaiman
    Noragami
    Not Buddy
    Pandora Hearts
    Phantom Tales Of The Night
    Realistic Fiction
    Science Fiction
    Sherman Alexie
    The Absolutely True Diary Of APart-Time Indian
    The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
    The Gods Lie
    The Graveyard Book
    Top Ten List
    Voices Of A Distant Star
    Wolf Hollow
    Yoshitoki Oima

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Book Reviews
  • Word of the Week
  • TV/Movie/Event Reviews
  • Favorite Characters