Why I read the book: It’s popular, and I’ve heard it talked about.

What the book was about: Christopher Boone is an autistic 15-year old who is good at math and logic. He finds Wellington, his neighbor’s dog, lying dead in the yard and decides to investigate. His father doesn’t want him do, and neither does Mrs. Spears, Wellington’s owner, but Christopher is determined. He writes a book about his detecting as he goes. He talks to other people in the neighborhood and finds out that his mother (whom he thinks is dead) was having an affair with Mr. Spears.

Christopher’s father finds out about the book and hides it. Christopher finds it, along with a bunch of letters from his mother. She’s not dead, as his father told him, but is living with Mr. Spears in London. When his father finds out that Christopher knows, he confesses that he also killed the dog (because Mrs. Spears wouldn’t take up with him). Christopher thinks his dad might kill him too, so he decides to run away to London and live with his mother. He has a lot of trouble getting there, but when he does, his mother determines to help him.

Mr. Spears can’t take living with Christopher, who has tons of special needs. So Christopher and his mother move near his dad, he learns to trust his father again, and he does well in math.

What I liked about the book: It was interesting seeing how an autistic person views the world, and it was well-written.

What I didn’t like about the book: The whole bit about his mother running off with Mr. Spears and his father wanting to sleep with Mrs. Spears and then killing the dog, was just warped. There was a lot of unnecessary swearing and other stuff.