The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

I picked up this book from a second hand sale by the Thames last week during Thames festival. I'd heard a lot about it from various places and decided that it would be worth having a look at. I finished the book in a day. This book is very original. It is written from the perspective of a fifeteen year old boy, Christopher, who is very clever and knows a lot about maths and science. His next door neighbours dog is murdered and Christopher sets out to discover the killer and writes a 'murder-mystery' novel, which is what we have in our hands here, from his own words. The reason why this book is so different is because Christopher isn't like normal fifeteen year old kids. He is socially awkward and does not understand why people do not 'observe' the world as he does. An insightful book, it allows the reader to truly, even for a few days, think about the true and real things around him or her. I would recommend it to anyone!