Changes

And once you have, come back to read my final thoughts. What we have here is a teenage lad, failing to get his intelligent thoughts out, grasping for an errant mother, with a cuddly small mammal as pet. In acknowledging how awkward, mysterious and unknowable the adult world is, and how horrid parts of life can be to him, he turns to something a little more cerebral where he can be a surprise success. Is this the book in hand I'm describing, or [[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon|Mark Haddon's Curious Incident]]? I don't think you can approach this without seeing it as a very strong candidate for being Haddon's best mimic yet, but that's not only in regard to the compelling similarities they share, but also the fact that this is just as heart-warmingly eloquent about the lead character's problems. I hope that emotional tug makes this just as much of a success.

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