This book is interesting; it is a curious incident itself. I tried very hard to find out what is the book mainly talks about when I was reading it. General speaking, this book is a little bit abnormal. Firstly the chapters it has are all in prime numbers. Secondly, the whole book is made up by logical thoughts, almost no personal emotion, except Christopher’s uncomfortable feelings. Then, the book, the stories are in good order. Nothing hard ever been messed up. If once something was messed up, it would soon be put into order. Things that went on are just like those were put into a timetable. The last one is, I didn’t see any sign to show that this book has an ending.
By talking to other people, I found out that this is a book about a kid, who is sick and the illness always makes him to lock himself up. Christopher could always refuse to speak to strangers and touch strange things and like to make and see all things in perfect order. He believed everything has an answer and everything has a formula. When I said, ”this book is interesting”. I also meant, “I like this book”, and Christopher is the main reason why I like it and am familiar with it. Because of that I have a very best friend who is just like Christopher is: Easily get scared, need much more security than normal People, like everything be in order, not very talkative, do not like changing, and very sensitive, except she’s a girl.
I like to be with her, because I know she needs a friend. A real friend to accept her as who she is, to understand her, and so does Christopher.
In the book, in my opinion, Siobhan, his teacher is his closest friend and is trying very hard to help him get along with people.
Still there comes the question, why do people lock themselves up ? What makes them to act like this? They don’t receive enough love or they need more attention focus on them? Usually people, who have sickness in their minds, do not have a happy family background. Christopher, father and mother were always arguing, and his mother was not so patient. My friend, her father had died before she was born, and had been told a lie that his father was in America for 12 yeas before she discovered it herself. Maybe it’s the lie and argument, which made them feel not safe, and so they became sensitive and are afraid of changing. The best way to comfort them and help them is to build up a strong faith that you can be trusted .
I think I am already some help to my friend, and I hope Christopher would be helped out too. Love is always needed.
