Tuesday, June 27, 2006

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time - mark haddon


A beautifully written book about a young autistic boy - Christopher John Francis Boone. He is a mathematical genius and likes order in everything around him but he's desperately lacking in any kind of social skills - just being in a place with lots of people makes him sick. He is infact writing this book and Mark Haddon has beautifully captured his thoughts and ideas. The book is saddening at times but uplifting and inspiring at others. There are a lot of books about people who've overcome life's challenges but I really like this one for it's very unique perspective and presentation.

But in life you have to take lots of decisions and if you don't take decisions you would never do anything because you would spend all your time choosing between things you could do.