The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

Editorial Reviews

"The clash between Christopher's view of the world and the way it looks to the rest of us makes this an extraordinarily moving, often blackly funny read. It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book, so the decision to publish it simultaneously for older children and adults is certainly well-founded." - Jill Slotover, The Financial Times

"Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero, for the humbling instruction this warm and often funny novel offers and for showing that the best lives are lived where difference is cherished" - Carol Ann Duffy, The Daily Telegraph

"A stroke of genius, as the advantages of having a naive, literal-minded boy in the driving seat are manifold...we do learn what it might fe el like to have Asperger's Syndrome." - David Newnham, T.E.S.

"Supremely well-written, funny and oddly affecting." - The Daily Telegraph

"the book gave me that rare, greedy feeling of: this is so good I want to read it all at once but I mustn't or it will be over too soon" - Kate Kellaway, The Observer

"Exceptional by any standards. Haddon sticks rigidly to the limits imposed by autism without sacrificing literary viability. When we look at the world through Christopher's eyes we see it more clearly and understand ourselves better. What more could you want of a book?" - Dinah Hall, The Sunday Telegraph

"For Haddon to have created such a superbly realized autistic world-view is, in itself, remarkable. Brilliantly inventive, full of dazzling set-pieces, unbearbly sad, yet also skilfully dodging any encounters with sentimentality, this isn't simply the most original novel I've read in years...it's also one of the best." - The Times

"Interview with Mark Haddon: He (Mark) is expressive and funny, with a keen sense of the absurd." - Tim Teeman, The Times

"Mark Haddon has produced a well-executed, unusual mystery." - GQ

"astonishing and provocative" - Belinda Hollyer, Saga