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Description
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. This improbable story of... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Christopher Boone: The 15-years-old main character. He's good with numbers, though not so good with people.
- Wellington: Mrs Shears dog. He had been killed at the beginning of the book, and Christopher is determinded to find out who did it.
- Mrs Shears: She lives on the other side of the street and used to be good friends with Christophers dad. Since her dog Wellington is dead, she doesn't want to talk to Christopher (or his family) again.
- Mother: Two years ago, she suddenly died in the hospital from a heart attack, after being brought there for something minor. Since then, Christopher lives with his dad.
- Father: He works as the head of a two-man plumber company, while taking care of Christopher.
Memorable Quotes
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“My name is Christopher John Francins Boone. I know all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7,507.”
Christopher -
“Prime Numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think Prime Numbers are like life.They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.”
Christopher -
“I think people believe in heaven because the don't like the idea of dying, because they want to carry on living and they don't like the idea that other people will move into their house and put their things into the rubbish.”
Christopher
First Sentence
It was 7 minutes after midnight.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Mark Haddon (Author)
Awards
- Whitbread Book of the Year (Overall, #1)
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