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This Bookclub-in-a-Box guide to the curious incident of the dog in the night-time guarantees to raise the bar on your group’s discussion or your individual appreciation of this Haddon masterpiece. Spark original thoughts and meaningful conversation as you gain new insight into the complex layers of this riveting story.

This guide helps you:

- Gain a deeper understanding of Christopher and others like him

- Explore the psychological barriers which isolate these sufferers from those around them

- Juxtapose the mystery of Asperger’s syndrome with the mystery of who killed the neighbor’s dog.

- Effectively consider the intricacies of perception, such as how we view those with special needs, or how we care for children with disabilities

Bookclub-in-a-Box helps you read deeper between the lines as you begin to consider the reasons why this novel has been so popular, and why it’s so powerful.

Every Bookclub-in-a-Box discussion guide includes complete coverage of themes, symbols, writing style, as well as interesting and little known background information on the novel and the author. This Bookclub-in-a-Box discussion guide for the curious incident of the dog in the night-time is no exception!

Let Bookclub-in-a-Box help you cheer Christopher on!

Average Customer Rating:

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Customer Rating:

When I suggested "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" as the required summer reading for my campus's new freshmen, I unwittingly committed myself to teaching the group discussion leaders how to review the book. I had lots of ideas, thankfully, but when I discovered the Bookclub-in-a-Box available for Mark Haddon's outstanding novel, I was (appropriately) curious. I'm happy to say that the Box--really a detailed, annotated, fully-referenced booklet--enriches and enhances any review of the fictional Christopher Boone's story. "Box" author Marilyn Herbert cites sources and page numbers for most observations, allowing Christopher to speak for himself. This is not an erudite deconstruction or a Cliff's Notes; on the contrary, the "Box" pulls out passages and sentences I would otherwise have overlooked, and lures me back to get even more out of the original prose. The plot is reviewed, not merely summarized, and every character is offered for exploration as well. I found the Box rich in insights and ideas for my own projects and questions. In short, the Box helped me to do exactly what it promised: to launch a discussion, with myself and then with others who had read the book, with the result that we enjoyed it even more, understood it without picking it apart. The booklet's content is thoughtfully composed, leaving me to wonder at some odd misspellings and typographical errors. And I admit I was disappointed when I ordered a "Box" and a thin (if rich) booklet arrived instead. Perhaps I had expected props and toys, the promise of the term "box," which here really means not a tool kit but a complete package. It's a very good package and I'll look forward to seeing other Boxes in the Herbert's series.