The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark HaddonCollapsing onto crisp sheets of paper with a good book in hand on a windy afternoon when the sun is too hot to bear, it may be one of my favorite feelings of summer. I started reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon at the very beginning of summer, enjoying the relaxation and leisure of reading in my free time. I would take it with me to the swimming pool where I would lie in the sun and read a few chapters, but mostly I loved lying in bed and reading to my heart's content. I read the book in about a week, sometimes reading for longer periods when the story was too good to put down. Being able to just lie down and open a book with all the time in the world is somehow very satisfying. Anyone who has thought about sitting in a chair to read has apparently never experienced the pleasure of reading on a freshly made bed on a beautiful summer day. Christopher John Francis Boone is a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome. He is extremely intelligent, his brain functioning only in a logical sequence. Christopher is a mathematical scholar, very observant, and he has a photographic memory. He can recite all the prime numbers up to 7,057 and knows every country and its capital. Despite his high intelligence, he is unable to understand human behavior such as emotions and relationships. In this sense, he identifies more with animals because they are much simpler. He cannot recognize feelings or facial expressions beyond "happy" or "sad." He is very organized and likes facts and making lists. Often, when he is scared or angry, he closes his eyes, rocks back and forth, whimpers, and lists prime numbers in his head to calm himself down. He doesn't understand metaphors and jokes; Christopher cannot discern the further meaning of the metaphors because they are simply not true. He is incapable of lying, although he often does not tell the whole truth and is aware that he is telling a little lie. Christopher is afraid of everything new, especially strangers and new places, because he does not have an idea in his head of what awaits him; it's just empty. He is overly sensitive to things he doesn't like or situations he feels uncomfortable in and will often react impulsively and violently by hitting anyone who touches him or screaming uncontrollably..