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Anybody read it?

No, but I did choose this topic for my 1900th post!

No.

O.

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Description:

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order and predictability shelter him from the messy, wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.

Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer and turns to his favorite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As he tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, we are drawn into the workings of Christopher’s mind.

And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotion. The effect is dazzling, making for a novel that is deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing is a mind that perceives the world literally.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is one of the freshest debuts in years: a comedy, a heartbreaker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.

this a novel or short story? the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, american gods, and good omens are also very good.

this a novel or short story? the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, american gods, and good omens are also very good.

Its a novel. And a good one...

Amazon gave it 5 stars. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385512104/qid=1082857578/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-4829548-8822453?v=glance&s=books)

So this kid is like a Vulcan? Now that must be an interesting book.

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"But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality."
Free your mind! (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html)
I like big butts!

http://www.angelfire.com/mo3/terrapvlchra/images/steatopygia.jpg

So this kid is like a Vulcan? Now that must be an interesting book.

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"But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality."
Free your mind! (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html)
I like big butts!

http://www.angelfire.com/mo3/terrapvlchra/images/steatopygia.jpgugh, oh god......

So this kid is like a Vulcan? Now that must be an interesting book.

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"But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality."
Free your mind! (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html)
I like big butts!

http://www.angelfire.com/mo3/terrapvlchra/images/steatopygia.jpg

Huh? He's got Aspergers, or Autism, or whatever you wanna call it.

Autism
this is one of the best books written in recent years, i found it impossible to put down, it was fantastic

BUMP

I haven't read it but am looking forward too reading it. I hear it's an mazing book

I've heard good things about it but it seems like it will be too schmaltzy for my taste.

sounds fantastic, have to get hold of a copy

BUMP