From the back cover:

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.

The improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.

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Received in a box of books from Mom.

This was a fast read, but a very satisfying one. The author paints a startlingly complete picture of an unusual person. It's the sort of book that left me with many things to ponder days later.

This is on its way to DarkPunkAngel, who won it in the Non-genre swap at Bookobsessed.com. Enjoy!

Thanks so much, came today. Look forward to reading it!