Narrated by a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour’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 favourite 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 Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers 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 emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.
Mark Haddon is an author and scriptwriter who has written sixteen books, both for adults and children, and won two BAFTAS. He has received numerous awards for his bestselling novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, including Whitbread Book of The Year.
“我叫克里斯托夫·约翰·佛朗西斯·伯恩。我知道世界上所有的国家及其首都,我还知道7,057内的每个质数。” 这本书只有质数章节。奇怪。但奇怪之处远不止此。书里充满了表情符号、智力题、地图、清单、有拼写错误的信件…… 只需读过开头几章,便可明白这一切都源于这位从不...
评分毛姆在《月亮和六便士》中有这样一段论述: 我们每个人生在世界上都是孤独的。每个人都被囚禁在一座铁塔里,只能靠一些符号同别人传达自己的思想;而这些符号并没有共同的价值,因此它们的意义是模糊的、不确定的。我们非常可怜地想把自己心中的财富传送给别人,但是他们却没有...
评分看到这本名字怪怪的书,心中一凛. 章节从2开始,然后是3,然后是5、7、11…… 慢慢才明白,不是章节数错了,都是质数。 记得前时读过的一本书,说到质数,说到彼此孤独的质数。 心中倏忽一动,如潮涌过…… 留心世界的人,处处都有江山。 这句话从某一个哀伤的故事里读来...
评分写小说的人最恐惧的事情之一就是用孩子的口吻说话,学得太像是停留在儿童水平,学得不像是连儿童都不如,而且读书的大人们都经历过孩提时代,而读书的孩子们思维的开阔程度远超大人们的想像。 这本书的作者马克•哈登(实在没听说过)绝对是个成功的挑衅者。 记不清上一个遇...
评分电脑坏了,于是不甘心的浏览房东mm的书架,想要找本有趣的书来读。 她翻出这本,封面简单童稚,有如小朋友读物。 漫不经心,停停走走,将到第10页,我大概确定主角小男生是个自闭症儿童。 可笑的是,豆瓣上某人写这本书的书评,把主角叫成智障。 对自闭症的理解从二宮和也的...
就是一本弱智儿童冒险日记
评分就是一本弱智儿童冒险日记
评分Very insightful about autism kids.
评分挺好读的,15岁自闭症孩子的视角,对这个世界敏感和细腻的感知
评分文风不错 读起来很有意思
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