15 year old Christopher is pulled into a mystery when he discovers the neighbor’s dog has been killed, by someone putting a pitchfork through its body. He tries to solve the mystery in the manner of Sherlock Holmes, one of his favorite characters from fiction. At his Teacher’s suggestion, he begins to write an account of his sleuthing, among other things. A very enjoyable read!
I was pleasantly surprised by the main character, Christopher John Francis Boone. He is a very sweet kid and has a quirky way of looking at the world, and those around him. He has Autism, but he does have the ability to function and even excel in certain areas, for instance, Math or as they call it in Great Britain, Maths. He knows every prime number up to 7,057, and he explains what a prime number is. He makes several references to Maths and has a lot of equations and maps in the book. I have to admit that some of it was lost on me, but it didn’t stop my enjoyment of the book.
The best part about the book is that it gives you a look inside the mind of a person with autism. He gets overstimulated because he doesn’t have the ability to shut stimulus off that is coming at him. This not only makes him very observant and intelligent, but clever in the many ways that he tries to cope with his disorder. I could see that how he reacts to the world around him makes perfect sense.
Contentment and French Fries 