Book Reflection on the Book of “the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”
Book Reflection on the Book of “the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”
Reading novels have always been a hassle to me, but reading “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” has changed my mind, it has kept me engaged with its story as it has processed. The most interesting aspects of the novel were Mark Haddons narrative and writing style. Another interesting aspect of the novel was some of the scenes, as they evoked memories of my past. Currently, I have read up to page 79, and I have enjoyed reading it so far.
The story was uniquely told in Christophers voice. I loved the irony in his voice that added humour to the story: on page 29, he explained that peoples verbalization often confused him because “people often say ‘be quiet, but they dont tell you how long to be quiet for…” When the narrator was unreliable, I found myself even more involved with the story because I would have a personal insight into the mind of the main character. In this way, Christopher became more realistic.
Another interesting aspect of the novel was its readable written style and the appendices among the chapters. An example of this was the casual use of words that made me feel comfortable as I read, without intermittence for checking definitions. Secondly, I like the way he used funny similes, such as describing an inspector with hairy nostrils as “two very small mice hiding…” on page 17. Lastly, I found the appendices have intensified the visualization of the story. For example, a picture of a puzzle appeared on page 13 which visualized Christophers description of the wooden puzzle in his pocket. This novel was just like a film that I could visualize its process.
As I was reading through chapter 43 and chapter 53, Christophers thought about his mothers death reminded me of