It's strange, how a narration by someone who doesn't understand human emotion, can have such a great effect.

Christopher John Francis Boone is autistic. He is immensely clever and logical, yet everyday interactions often leave him puzzled and scared. Thus he feels safe, living in a carefully constructed world where he is familiar with everything.

One night, his neighbor's dog, Wellington, is killed. He cannot imagine a killer at large, hence, he sets out of his familiarity to solve the murder in the style of his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes. And in doing so, he uncovers more that he sought for.


The mind of an autistic child is a curious mystery. Yet at the bottom-line, it is so simple and logical. Where everything is taken at face level. Where there is no room for hidden intentions and double meanings.

For some reason, I envy Christopher. I think I'd prefer living in his universe.

Ratings: 8.5/10

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