Why I like «The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

There are many reasons to like this book. But the main reason I like it is because it has many interesting factors that may be relevant to autism. First of all because the book is written in such a way that it is supposed to give you insight into how people with autism think. In the book, the author uses very few metaphors, similes, and hyperboles. This is because Christopher, as an autistic person, does not understand things like these. He takes their meanings literally, and therefore do not understand their true meaning. However, the Christopher tries using these sometimes in the book, but it does not work out very well. Therefore, when one read this, one starts to understand the mindset of people who struggle with autism. Like how they do not understand these simple things like metaphors and especially facial expressions. Another thing that makes me sympathies with people with autism is that they do not have that filter that filters away unimportant things around you. Especially in a serious case like Christopher’s. I can imagine that it is extremely tiring to have to process every bit of information that comes into your brain from the outside world. An example about his from the book is when Christopher is on the train alone, he starts to explain how; when normal people see a dairy commercial with cows on it, they see exactly that. But when he sees it, he remembers exactly how many cows there were, specifically what tone of green the grass was, how many spots there were on each cow, and what their colors were. All in all, a nice little piece to give us insight in the world of people with autism. Although, I cannot say for sure that how the author portrays it is precise.