The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Sometimes you accidentally buy too many books. The fact that there are over 15 books sitting on your shelf, waiting to be read, begins to stress you out. So you have to take a break from the epic you're currently reading to knock out one of the shorter books. One of the ones that only takes a few hours to get through. And sometimes that backfires, because that short, easy book ends up being really complicated and it takes over your life in a way that leaves you unable to engage with any other literature for a while. On Friday, I reached a section break in The Lies of Locke Lamora and decided that it was a good place to step back from that book for a bit. I've been enjoying it, but I've also been reading in fits and starts due to a lack of both attention span and time. I figured a quick palate cleanser would help me refocus. And maybe it will. In the meantime, we need to talk about Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime . I reme...