Autistic people are likened to babies. Very often misunderstood, if only we could decrypt their thoughts and emotions. Author Mark Haddon takes us on an amazing journey into this world and brings out the best and worst in Christopher.

Throughout most of this book, I marvelled at ingenuity, the creativity and power of reason within Christopher. Other times, I felt just as frustrated and helpless, like any parent or member of society, as you wouldn't be able to reach out to Christopher by eye-contact, nor touch.

Christopher investigates the death of his neighbour's dog ala Sherlock Holmes but discovers an alarming secret about his mother. This nine year-old embarks on a trip that might change his life, but a nine year-old going out into the world just like that without a guardian has to be pretty bold or desperate!

"Mother was cremated. This means she was put into a coffin and burned and ground up and turned into ash and smoke. I don't know what happens to the ash and I couldn't ask because I didn't go to the funeral.

But the smoke goes out of the chimney and into the air and sometimes I look up into the sky and think that there are molecules of Mother up there, or in clouds over Africa or Antartic, or coming down as rain in the rain forests in Brazil, or in snow somewhere."

- pg 33, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon

Just having cremated my maternal grandmother, I could relate to this thought. I often thought similarly but I found it amusing to be described in this manner.

Curious-er and curious-er.. I grew. Christopher has an odd aversion to the colors yellow and brown. You've got to find out why!

They're making a movie out this book? Kewl! Though having read and enjoyed this book immensely, I doubt the movie will be any good. :P .. Unless Tom Hanks could play the kid.