'Haddon's book is a peculiar thing - a kind of James Joyce for kids - but a genre-busting gem, nevertheless'
The Observer

In telling a painful story in the voice of a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's, Haddon broadens ordinary minds and helps to understand how they work, too.
Daily Telegraph

In telling a painful story in the voice of a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's, Haddon broadens ordinary minds and helps to understand how they work, too.
Daily Telegraph

A magical book. It's one of those books that makes you feel as though you have been on an emotional rollercoaster.
Carrie Grant, Sunday Express

A magical book. It's one of those books that makes you feel as though you have been on an emotional rollercoaster.
Carrie Grant, Sunday Express

'Engaging, warm, humorous and poignant at the same time'
The Scotsman

'This book is amazing . . . A must read'
Martina Evans, Irish Post

Original, moving and entertaining for adults as well as for older children
Julia Donaldson, Daily Express

Original, moving and entertaining for adults as well as for older children
Julia Donaldson, Daily Express

'Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy' Ian McEwan

'I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon's funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won't want to lend yours out.' Arthur Golden , author of Memoirs of a Geisha

Becky Fallowfield 30 April 2010

If you have not read this book yet, why not? Where have you been? I strongly recommend that you do, it is a classic. It is a story from the perspective of a teenage boy with asperger's. It is a funny, well-observed, poignant book that will make you want to chuckle and cry all at the same time (in a good way!). It is one of those books you won’t be able to put down and then feel sad when you finish it.

Megan Joyce 02 August 2010

This book is quite frankly amazing. It's funny, touching and poignant. A book that tells the tale of a young teenage boy with asperger's, and gives you an insight into their mind. If you haven't read this book, you must! Each time you pick it up, you will smile, knowing that something will happen, and you will not want to put it down. And once you are nearing the end and have finished, you will be sad, as you didn't want it to end.

vixa delic 23 December 2010

This book is brilliant, absolutely brilliant. It tells the story of Christopher, a teenage boy with asperger's, and delves beautifully, faithfully and frankly into how he interprets and understands the world around him. When a neighbours dog is found dead, Christopher's world is flipped upside down - and he begins a huge journey. Very well written and very poignant (especially Christopher's relationship with his absent mother) this is a book for anyone - kids, teens, adults alike.