Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the colour yellow. This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighbourhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Parental infidelity
- Presumed death of a mother discussed
- Murder of a pet dog by stabbing with a garden fork
- Physical assault & police violence*
Context : The autistic protagonist is grabbed on the arm by a police officer and hits him back in a panic. He is arrested for assaulting police but released. The protagonist believes his mother is dead but his father lied.
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