Curious Incident of the NYTimes-08/03/04

[Rod Hagen]

At the risk of incurring princess Dougy's fluttering wrath for posting something NOT about whoring, anyone who's interested can read a profile of the, quite handsome, Mark Haddon author of the book I told all of you to read BEFORE it was a runaway best seller, "The Curious Incident..blah blah" in today's NYTimes Arts section. Nice to hear that he failed 5 times before this mushrooming success. So who do you think will play the protagonist in the film version?

 

Here's the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/03/books/03HADD.html

[bigguyinpasadena]

Mr.Hagen I read the book at your suggestion and I just don't get it!What did you find so amazing about this book?

I did enjoy it-but I hope I get to read something better by this author.I enjoyed the POV of the autistic boy,and the fact that he sees and reports things with little sentimentality-as an autistic might.But I would love to read why you were so enamoured of this book.

[foxy]

I first heard about this book on NPR when Mark Haddon was discussing it several months ago. I immediately went out and bought it because my 6 year old nephw and godson has autism. My entire family has read it and we all found it very insightful in helping us to understand the thought patterns of a child with this disorder. The more we learn about this problem the more we will be able to help those who are born with it. Mark Haddon has written a very perceptive book that is also a very good read. Plus...he's really cute.

[Rod Hagen]

>this author.I enjoyed the POV of the autistic boy,and the fact

>that he sees and reports things with little sentimentality-as

>an autistic might.But I would love to read why you were so

>enamoured of this book.

 

Those are two good reasons. Also it's a very original approach to story telling, and I don't just mean the choice of protagonist. I really appreciated the portrayal of logical thinking by a "simple" man. Also, really liked the science and math of course. Bottom line is the book's one of the freshest I've encountered, and that has everything to do with Haddon's background in Children's Books. Just consider EB White.