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This book is one of the best I have ever read. I hope after reading this review you will enjoy the book too.

The name of this book is 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time'. It is called this because one day, the main character of this book finds a dead dog in his neighbours garden, Murdered with a pitchfork. The character embarks on a mission to find the murderer of this animal, and he is soon whirled into a story of suspense, Laughter and lies, which ends with unexpected results...

Fifteen year old Christopher Boone is our narrator and main character. He suffers from Aspergers, a form of Autism. Autistic children have particular likes and dislikes. With Christopher Boone, If he sees Four red cars in a row it is a Super good day. However, four or more yellow or brown cars make it a black day, and the day is spent not talking, eating and sitting in the corner of the classroom. A super good day would involve reading, practising Maths in his head, and in this story investigating how a dog next door was murdered. However, Autism is not all-bad. Christopher is brilliant at Mathematics and is ready to take his A-level in Maths. Christopher lives with his dad at home in Swindon. His mother has died two years ago from a heart attack. He does not understand Metaphors such as:

I laughed my socks off

He was the apple of her eye

We had a real pig of a day

The dog was stone dead

Its raining cats and dogs

These are some of his behavioural problems:

Not talking to people for a long time

Not eating or drinking anything for a long time

Not liking being touched

Screaming when he is angry or confused

Not liking being in small places with other people

Groaning

Not liking Yellow and Brown things and refusing to touch Yellow and Brown things

Refusing to use his toothbrush if anyone else has touched it

Not eating different sorts of food if they are touching each other

Not noticing when people are angry