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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Unabridged)
- Narrated by: Ben Tibber
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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"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.
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- Rebecca
- 29-01-11
great book & reader, annoying musical interludes
this is a really great book, and mark haddon is an excellent reader. the only problem i have with it is the grating musical interludes which are meant to signal separate parts of the text - breaks between chapters or something. my problem with these are as follows: 1) they are irritating little earworms which sound like they have been played with one finger on a very early model Casio organ, or one of those novelty electronic keyboard-kazoo instruments, set to 'Oboe' 2) as it is not possible to ascertain what exactly they are meant to be signaling, a simple brief silent pause would do just as well. audio book listeners are not idiots, if the sound goes quiet for a moment we are not going to think the download is broken
3) they jar horribly with the mood of the book and cumulatively threaten to ruin it
do not let this put you off- the book is really, really good and this is otherwise a great recording - i'm writing this in the hope that whoever makes these books will cease and desist from horrid little 'innovations' like this that are meant to guide and/or enhance- but in fact have a highly detrimental impact on- the listening experience
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- Teresa McDermott
- 25-01-17
frustrating, interesting, complicated yet simple
there were times I got quite bored with the book and other times I was itching to listen to more. Ben Tibben is an excellent narrator. alot of the descriptions of Christopher's reactions to things made me feel quite uncomfortable and yet it made me feel quite envious of his innocence and also his extreme geniousness to problem solving. looking forward to seeing the play
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Heather
- 14-04-13
It is curious indeed
This book is well written and a pleasure to read. A great introduction to the mind of a boy with Aspergers. It is witty and yet serious and for a little while I thought it was a true story. The story line unfolded well and made me want to listen to the whole thing before switching off. I am going to buy his second book, I have heard it is just as good.
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- Karen
- 25-05-16
Brilliant
Really enjoyed this book, the reader was excellent and played the part of the character really well.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-19
Loved it.
I have Aspegers and listening to this book has really helped me understand that my difficulties are things that others have too. It was funny, sad and interesting.
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- Mrs
- 27-11-19
Brilliant and fascinating book
Loved this boooked, very insightful and thought provoking read. I would highly recommend reading it.
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- Julian Franklin
- 10-09-19
A terrific story, brilliantly told by Ben Tibber
This story, told so innocently, does not indulge itself in sentimentality. This is the genius of the book... it allows the audience to supply all the emotion and feeling that eludes this "lost" boy. He sees far more than everyday people, and yet is dead and blind to the ordinary.
This is a masterpiece in story telling, and Ben Tibber deserves huge acclaim for his portrayal of a young boy with ASD/autism.
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- Rebecca williams
- 15-07-21
Beautiful story.
Very thought-provoking and eye-opening. That we thoroughly enjoyed listening to. Voice actor did a fantastic job. We bought this after my daughter had read this at school and reccomended we have a look for it.
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- Tanita Gibbs
- 19-07-19
Lovely book
Really lovely emotional story. Gives a real insight to the life of someone on the spectrum.
Only criticism is that the actor reading sounded a lot younger than 15.
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- Pete Bell
- 20-01-21
very, very well written
As someone with Asperger's syndrome, I thought this book gives a very good insight into the mind of someone with higher functioning autism.
It is a book I will encourage friends and family to read in the hope they may understand a little better.
Thank you
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