Hallo! Ich muss in der Schule ein Book Review zu einem Buch in Englisch machen. Könnte da vielleicht jemand drüber lesen und mir sagen, ob das so gehen würde? Danke ! :)
Book Review: „The curious incident of the dog in the night-time“
Are you looking for an unique and insightful read? Look no further than „The curious incident of the dog in the night-time“! The novel was written by Mark Haddon and traded by 15 year old Christopher Boone, who has Asperger syndrome and lives in Swindon, in England with his father. The book was first published in 2003. As a teenager myself, I found this book an special and interesting read and you can notice how a boy with Asperger syndrome sees the world.
The story begins with Christopher Francis Boone finding a dead dog in front of his neighbours‘, Mrs. Shears', house with a garden fork sticking through it. He is interested in detective work and logic, so he investigates the case of the dead dog Wellington to find out who killed him. His father is not enthusiastic about this, as he was afraid for Christopher. During this process, he finds out more about himself and his family. He also finds letters from his mother that are written to him. However, his father hid them. Christopher sets off to visit his mother in London because he doesn’t trust his father anymore. At first he thought she died, but he discovered that his father had just made this up so as not to confuse him. On his journey he has to overcome some difficulties, but finally managed it. He confronts his mother why she left him and his father. After his visit he comes home and his father tells him something extremely unexpected…. Christopher decides to document his adventure in a book called "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" and achieved an A-grade on his book at the end of the novel.
The book is written in a very simple and easy to understand way and is especially suitable for teenagers. You notice how it is to master a "normal" everyday life with Asperger syndrome. These are things I really liked about the novel. Furthermore, you can determine that Christopher is very interested in mathematics and physics and there are also some math tasks illustrated in the book. He knows every prime number up to 7507 and all the countries and their capital cities in the whole world. In addition, Christopher struggles with social interactions and his own mind. He also doesn’t like when something dances out of line.
One thing I disliked about the book was that it was a bit slow-paced at times. However, this is just my personal criticism and how I felt it while I was reading the book.
Overall, I would highly recommend to read „The curious incident of the dog in the night-time“, because if you ask me it is a very thrilling and insightful novel that explores themes like love, family, mental health and acceptance. To my mind, these are one of the most important things.