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.
差点因为“荣获英国《卫报》最佳儿童小说奖”这句话而错过这样一本触及心灵的佳作,这是我读完《深夜小狗神秘事件》后的第一个想法。实际上,这并不是一本单纯的童书,成年人从书中似乎能收获到更多的感悟。 少年克里斯托弗下决心写一本书,内容是对门希尔斯太太家小狗威灵顿...
评分“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...
评分孤单的人都有丰富的内心世界,或许是内在性格使然、或许是沟通技巧欠缺,他们把对别人说的话、要表达的想法都留给了自己,表面上看他们是枯燥、羞涩甚至怪癖的人,而一旦我们走进他们的内心,就会惊讶的发现,其实他们是很有趣的人、有自己丰富的世界。《深夜小狗神秘事件》就...
评分阿弗,有着惊人的记忆力和超群的数学天赋。他知道世界上所有国家及其首都的名称,知道7507以内的所有质数,梦想是成为宇航员。他习惯生活在自己的小小世界,不爱跟人说话,对他来说,解决复杂的数学题很容易,理解他人的想法却很难。 一个深夜,他发现邻家小狗威灵顿死在了草坪...
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...
写的感觉弱智?个人认为这就是小孩的口吻,autism的心态更要贯注其中,从这个意义上说,这书的style,tone把握得都很好。在我看来,更是有了几分意识流小说的风味,在不用任何metaphor的情况下,这是很难得的。有虽然有几个地方做得是过了火,但是也不可以抹杀这本书的价值。不知为何没有人译成中文。本来想介绍给父母看看。结尾不是结果,虽然是暂时平息了Identity Crisis和family crisis,但是对autism孩子的关注,社会看法,家庭关系等并没有改变,新的麻烦又会产生,结局并不是结果。人生也是一直麻烦-解决麻烦-麻烦etc意义在哪?秩序在哪?作者一直追求的order又在哪? 顺便,Christopher患的是Asperger's syndrome 见笔记。
评分Very insightful about autism kids.
评分Very insightful about autism kids.
评分文风不错 读起来很有意思
评分失望。说悬疑吧中途案件就解决了。说关注孤独症,感觉作者只是以此为噱头。没啥内核。
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