I wasn't sure what to expect from the book with the strange title. I was actually pretty surprised when I got it home, and it was a young adult book, not that it really matters too much. The book tells the story of Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy, with autism(I believe, I don't think that the book came right out and said it), who is mathematically gifted, and full of peculiar habits. The higher number of red cars the better the day, but four yellow cars in a row is a black day.
The story begins with the murder of a neighbor's dog, and Christopher begins writing a mystery novel over the investigation. Along the way, Christopher uncovers a big family secret, and has quite the journey. One of my favorite things about the book was all the chapters were prime numbers. A gimmick that worked well because of the main character.
Red is good. Yellow is bad. Brown is worse. Touching is bad, even when it is his food on the plate, and he uses a container of red food dye. He also doesn't like strangers, or when something is out of place, and notices many things most people wouldn't even bother noticing. This was an incredible book. It was funny, touching, sad, quirky, and unique. One thing that I really liked is that the characters were "real". The parents were neither good nor bad. They did bad things, but even if you didn't agree with them, you could justify them. Everything wasn't black or white, good or bad, right or wrong.
My rating: 5 stars
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