The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Title:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Author: Mark Haddon
Recommended by: none, a table?

When I went into the bookstore to get I am Legend, there was a table with books on it, a common sight in a book store. And there were a lot of books I'd read and liked, and since they were all on the same table, I saw this book, and then rented it from the library the next day. (Yeah, I pretty much only use bookstores as convenient browsing sites for books.)

The story is about a mildly autistic kid, who's trying to figure out who killed a dog in his neighborhood. But the book isn't really about that at all, the kid himself is writing the book, and it's really cool to see into his mind and how he thinks about things. The kid is also good at math, and there are some fun math bits thrown into the book. Also, it all takes place in England, so that makes it a little more exciting, somehow. Also, the kid likes outer space and machines and math, so I guess I'm a little biased on the topics.

Note to clarify: This book is fiction, the author is not autistic, but he does work with autistic kids.

Recommendation: 8/10, it's a quick read, and has some well done character development.