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Too many fiction books

Friday, June 24, 2005 ★ 12:44 ★ Category Books

Last night I finished reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel, (see my previous blog post on this book). A marvellous book with an incredible story. I won’t give any spoilers, but I really recommend it to anyone who likes absurd stories. You can finish it in just a couple of days (although it took me longer because I had a two week reading gap).

Right away I started reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I’ve only read for half an hour now, but I’m already at chapter 59. All chapter numbers are prime numbers, which could be a reason on its own to read the book.

The main character in the book is an autistic boy giving a detailed account on his world. Although the book is funny, it contains no humor. The boy doesn’t like jokes, because they’re all lies. He doesn’t like lies, because if he doesn’t tell the truth, he has to think of all other false stories he could tell, like how there was (or was not) a rhinoceros in the room while he had breakfast. Do you get it?

Oh, another book-related note: I can’t wait for the new Harry Potter to arrive!