I am not always fond of off the wall or weird books. “Life of Pi” is a good example of a weird book that I just couldn’t quite make my mind up about. Did I like it or didn’t I?

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” was one of those weird books that I love.Mark Haddon should be proud of the book that he created about an autistic teenager trying to solve the riddle of who killed his neighbor’s dog. Told from a very unique perspective, the book quickly grabs the reader and slowly warps your mind into what things may seem like for someone who is autistic.

Is it a perfect picture? Probably not. I don’t have first hand experience with autism so I can’t say. What I can say is that it’s a well-written story told from a completely different perspective where the colors of foods can ruin them, where people’s facial expressions are unreadable masks and where doing complex math formulas in your mind is soothing.

“Curious Incident” is a great book for almost anyone including teens. It should raise awareness that not everyone thinks alike and there are many things we take for granted.

If you enjoy books that take you out of your usual element, you might also try “Plain Truth” by Jodi Picoult about the Amish (and no I’m not suggesting that autism is similar to the Amish though they do both happen to start with the letter “a”. Why am I worrying? Amish people aren’t supposed to be surfing the web!)