There's questions listed to guide what you think about the book as you read it. Also, here's some helpful information:
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order, and predictability shelter him from the messy wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, for which he is initially blamed.
Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer and turns to his favorite fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face-to-face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As he tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, we are drawn into the workings of Christopher’s mind.
And herein lies the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotion. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is one of the freshest debuts in years: a comedy, a heartbreaker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.
_________________ The Little Engine that Could, Babette Hersant, and Rocky Balboa are my heroes.
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:32 pm Posts: 358 Location: Philadelphia
Glad to see that's the book, I bought it last night at Borders. I went up to the guy and was like "this sounds strange but i'm looking for a book about a dead dog" He knew what I was talking about, about to start it.
_________________ "Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world,
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',
Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin'...."
-Bob Dylan
This made me think.. maybe we should have an RM book club. Unless there is already one in existence.
I think we should. Do a poll every week or have a member choose a book every week, then discuss it the following weekend? It'd be a cool idea.
We had a thread going about a book club idea before this latest board crash, and as discussed in it, the last time we attempted a book club it crashed and burned, however everyone seemed like they would like to try it again. So I'm game for it and will lend my support in the area of making polls, and if we are so inclined, perhaps a sticky or two.
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:32 pm Posts: 358 Location: Philadelphia
I'm pretty sure this is what this thread is about. This was the book that was discussed as being the first book. I could be wrong though.
_________________ "Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world,
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',
Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin'...."
-Bob Dylan
Before the site crashed, the book club was decided for December 15th about the curious incident book referenced above. I thought a date that far in advance would give people a chance to read the book, and I would be able to find some questions to direct the reader's thinking before then.
I'll post a few questions before December 15th about the curious incident book so that we could all be on the same page. The questions on the reading group guide in the first post of this thread are just guides. We may not answer any of them when December 15th roles around.
If there is more interest after this December 15th discussion then maybe there could be a couple book clubs a month. The January 15th book is Middlesex, and the February 15th book is the Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay. Even if you read one of these books already it is a great time to reread it with the intention of discussing it.
The polls idea sounds very cool, and even the sticky stuff. I'm new to that part of posting so I'm not sure what will happen.
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