i have always wanted to read mark haddon's the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, mainly because of these reasons:

1) the book cover is attractive: simple words with an overturned poodle-dog showing it to be dead.

2) i don't know of any other books that is about investigating the murder of a dog.


and now after reading the novel, i have these additional reasons why it was worth reading:

1) the author wrote it from the perspective of fifteen-year old christopher who has a condition whereby he has difficulties interprating the world, relationships and reaction to things around him, making it simple and heart-warming.

2) the detective work of christopher on who killed his neighbour's dog, wellington, leads to him uncovering truths that will change his world and a journey that to us is easy, but to him proves to be an obstacle.

3) i love it.