Is Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, a novel from the perspective of a 15-year-old autistic boy named Christopher. Or, to be more precise, he will tell you (on page 40) that his age is 15 years, 5 months and 3 days.
Christopher likes:
- Mathematics and physics
- Prime numbers
- Animals
- Maps and timetables
- Puzzles
- The Expert level of Minesweeper (his best time is 99 seconds)
- The color red
He fears/hates:
- Crowded places
- Strangers
- When people touch him
- The colors yellow and brown
- Different kinds of food touching each other
He doesn’t understand:
- Faces
- Emotions
- Jokes
- Most metaphors
226 pages, 51 chapters (all prime numbers), 7 important characters, 4 math problems1, 2 mysteries. Recommended.
