The book gave me that rare, greedy feeling of: this is so good I want to read it all at once but I mustn't or it will be over too soon. Haddon pulls off something extraordinary . . . -- The Observer
Always surprising and often hilarious. -- The Globe and Mail
One of the most affecting things I've read in years . . . it's brilliant. -- The Guardian
Mark Haddon's new novel comes with glowing endorsements from Ian McEwan and Oliver Sacks . . . For once, the pundits speak the truth. -- The Economist
A stark, funny and original first novel . . . [with] one of the strangest and most convincing characters in recent fiction. -- The New York Times Book Review
A brilliant autism novel has been overdue -- and this is it! The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Mark Haddon shows great insight into the autistic mind, and he brings his young narrator protagonist quite wonderfully to life. I found it very moving, very plausible -- and very funny. -- Oliver Sacks, author of Uncle Tungsten
I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon's funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won't want to lend yours out. -- Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
The Curious Incident brims with imagination, empathy, and vision -- plus it's a lot of fun to read. -- Myla Goldberg, author of Bee Season
Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy. -- Ian McEwan, author of Atonement
From the Trade Paperback edition.