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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Unabridged)

Written by: Mark Haddon
Narrated by: Ben Tibber
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This book has been adapted for audio and is partly dramatised.

"The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog."

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns, and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.

Please Note: this title starts at Chapter 2. The main character has a preference for prime numbers, so he numbers his chapters according to primes: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 etc.

©2003 Mark Haddon (P)2003 Random House Audiobooks
Coming of Age Crime Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

Critic Reviews

"A beautifully written book.... Warm and often funny" ( Daily Telegraph [London])

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loved it

truly loved the narrator voice. good book to sneak typical britisher life and culture.
a lots of britisher culture and day to day phrases they used in daily chats.
good if you wished to learn British English 😉

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Fails to keep you gripped

it was an okay read. at times the details were dragged a lot. Seeing the world from Christopher's eyes was an ok experience.

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A New Level Of Listening Experience

It will take you to a new level of listening experience, the narrator has done a excellent job.
Its very combination where the book and Narrator both arr 5 out of 5

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A lovely book

I read the book on Audible.Its a lovely story written from a child’s perspective.
It describes the way the boy dealt with the many challenges starting with trying to investigate the murder of the dog and in the process learning of more important issues in his life involving his parents and the way he deals with them.
The narration of the story is excellent and I enjoyed the book.

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Touching! Heartwarming!

The story is brilliantly narrated by the young Ben Tibber who voices the protagonist with an earnestness and emotion that is very fitting. The story provides enlightening insight on how difficult simple things can get for kids like the protagonist in this book. At times the background details get too meandering, but otherwise this is a story that tugs at your heartstrings and gives you a good look at the challenges of raising a special needs child.

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Could have been great but it's a decent book

Had a great potential but turned out decent. I had thought it to be a good idea when I got to know the book will be a in a kid's voice but not sure I feel the same at the end, or perhaps the performance was suitable but story could have been better.

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Okayish

It's okayish. Not so great. Struggled to finish.
Liked the Narrative. Was not gripping tale.

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