Books

by Mark Haddon

This was a very easy read. The story is told from the point of view of an autistic 15-year-old boy who discovers the body of his neighbors murdered dog and gets accused of the crime. Fascinated with investigating this death, he sets out to discover who actually committed the crime. It the process, he uncovers some surprising and, to his mind, scary things about his own family.

I expected this to be a very light book, but was unexpectedly caught up in the drama of this boy's family intrigues. Though the book was written entirely through the point of the view of the boy, it was easy to sympathize/empathize with the parents and the decisions they made even though those decisions ended up doing more harm for all involved than good.