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.
这本书其实几年前就看过,那时是很大的开本,书被借走后就再没出现。新书一到,立马入手,精致的小开本拿在手,又是一气读完。我知道老版本的读者中很多把这本书当成了悬疑故事而对其多有恶评。这多少可惜了这本书。其实,神秘的不是小狗,孩子的内心,比一切悬疑故事更...
评分关于“我”—— “我的名字叫做克里斯多弗。我知道世界上所有国家的名字,还有它的首都,而且我可以数质数一直数到7057。” 关于“自闭症”—— “自闭症 (autism) 一词最早出现在1911年, 精神医生布鲁勒 (Bleuler) 用来解释成人精神分裂症所表现出对人们和外在世界窄...
评分差点因为“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...
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
评分Very insightful about autism kids.
评分Wasn't as wild about the novel as the reviews were, but the musical is absolutely wonderful.
评分Very insightful about autism kids.
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