Post by Elizabeth on May 23, 2006 6:54:48 GMT -5
(School assignment, might seem odd but it is done with the rubric I was given)
Reviewed by Elizabeth Mathers, Grade 8, Hazel Park Middle School, St. Paul, Minnesota.
the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, by Mark Haddon, © 2003, 226 pages
“Then she drew some other pictures
(There are 4 smilies here)
but I was unable to say what these meant.
“I got Siobhan [Pronounced Shih-VON] to draw lots of these faces and then write down next to them exactly what they meant. I kept the piece of paper in my pocket and took it out when I didn’t understand what someone was saying. But it was very difficult to decide which of the diagrams was most like the face they were making because people’s faces move very quickly.
“When I told Siobhan that I was doing this, she got out a pencil and another piece of paper and said it probably made people feel very
(There is 1 smily here)
and then she laughed. So I tore the original piece of paper up and threw it away. And Siobhan apologized. And now if I don’t know what someone is saying, I ask them what they mean or I walk away.”
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries, and their capitals, in the world and every prime number up to 7,057. He hates the color yellow and cannot stand to be touched. He loves the color red and animals but has no comprehension of human emotions. Christopher lives with his father, his mother died in the hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Christopher has autism and is a savant. Autism is brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood; affects three crucial areas of development: communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play. Savant is a genetic or acquired ability to gain great experience in a certain skill, such as music, numbers or art. Christopher was autistic with the skill of math.
The story begins at midnight, on a quiet street lay a dead poodle. Who killed Wellington? Surely a garden fork didn’t walk out of the shed and plant itself into the dog’s stomach. Christopher sets out to find out who committed the deed and whiles he’s doing so, he writes a book. He questions neighbors and soon his dad begins to get irritated with him and tells him to stop trying to find out who killed the dog. Christopher ends up disobeying his father and writes what he finds in the book which his father later finds and lashes out on Christopher for it.
Along with the murder of Wellington come more surprises so shocking you can’t stop reading [because I am a nerd and I said so]. Throughout the entire book there are sketches of Christopher’s street, math equations and diagrams.
I really enjoyed this book, it was more mysterious than I thought. I never knew that anybody, especially with autism, could complete such a tremendous amount and have so many adventures (though to say the least, the author wasn’t autistic, though it seemed so realistic [made a rhyme]). This was a magical book, and no, the swearing wasn’t my favorite part.
My favorite part of the book was when Christopher talked to the elderly lady who lived across the street, and this is when the entire book got interesting.
This has to be one of my most favorite books, ever. (Except that one other British book, but I can’t remember it now.) The title cover was cute as well.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Mathers, Grade 8, Hazel Park Middle School, St. Paul, Minnesota.
the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, by Mark Haddon, © 2003, 226 pages
“Then she drew some other pictures
(There are 4 smilies here)
but I was unable to say what these meant.
“I got Siobhan [Pronounced Shih-VON] to draw lots of these faces and then write down next to them exactly what they meant. I kept the piece of paper in my pocket and took it out when I didn’t understand what someone was saying. But it was very difficult to decide which of the diagrams was most like the face they were making because people’s faces move very quickly.
“When I told Siobhan that I was doing this, she got out a pencil and another piece of paper and said it probably made people feel very
(There is 1 smily here)
and then she laughed. So I tore the original piece of paper up and threw it away. And Siobhan apologized. And now if I don’t know what someone is saying, I ask them what they mean or I walk away.”
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries, and their capitals, in the world and every prime number up to 7,057. He hates the color yellow and cannot stand to be touched. He loves the color red and animals but has no comprehension of human emotions. Christopher lives with his father, his mother died in the hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Christopher has autism and is a savant. Autism is brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood; affects three crucial areas of development: communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play. Savant is a genetic or acquired ability to gain great experience in a certain skill, such as music, numbers or art. Christopher was autistic with the skill of math.
The story begins at midnight, on a quiet street lay a dead poodle. Who killed Wellington? Surely a garden fork didn’t walk out of the shed and plant itself into the dog’s stomach. Christopher sets out to find out who committed the deed and whiles he’s doing so, he writes a book. He questions neighbors and soon his dad begins to get irritated with him and tells him to stop trying to find out who killed the dog. Christopher ends up disobeying his father and writes what he finds in the book which his father later finds and lashes out on Christopher for it.
Along with the murder of Wellington come more surprises so shocking you can’t stop reading [because I am a nerd and I said so]. Throughout the entire book there are sketches of Christopher’s street, math equations and diagrams.
I really enjoyed this book, it was more mysterious than I thought. I never knew that anybody, especially with autism, could complete such a tremendous amount and have so many adventures (though to say the least, the author wasn’t autistic, though it seemed so realistic [made a rhyme]). This was a magical book, and no, the swearing wasn’t my favorite part.
My favorite part of the book was when Christopher talked to the elderly lady who lived across the street, and this is when the entire book got interesting.
This has to be one of my most favorite books, ever. (Except that one other British book, but I can’t remember it now.) The title cover was cute as well.