"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

What challenges does "The Curious Incident.." present to the ways we usually think and talk about characters in novels? How does it force us to reexamine our normal ideas about love and desire, which are often the driving forces in fiction? Since Mark Haddon has chosen to make us see the world through Christopher's eyes, what does he help us discover about ourselves?

For more information about the author, check out: 

http://literature.britishcouncil.org/mark-haddon