Another good book by Haddon.
In his previous novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" Haddon wrote brilliantly as a boy with a form of autism - Asperger's syndrom to be specific. In this book, he tackles mental illness and family dysfunction with the same skill.
I simply cannot say it better than the quote on the back of the book which says in part;
"As parents and children fall apart and come together, Haddon paints a disturbing yet amusing portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely."
Loaded with that dry British humor, and great human insight, this book works on more than one level.
Edited for correction of error - see comments for details.
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A small correction Teenie, The Curious Incident was about a boy with autism, specifically Asperger's Symptom, not Down's syndrome.
I do stand corrected! Thanks for pointing this out to me! I will edit the post to reflect the correct information.
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