The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeModern · Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
2003 · 272 pages · Fiction
44
Modern
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 1.6M ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2003). On 2 canon lists, including Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 3.89★ from 1.6M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Readers26 out of 100 · counts 40%+12
- Critics67 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Bestseller55 out of 100 · counts 14%+8
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #16 of the 27 young adult books we rank
- #67 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #319 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #701 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2003)
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- PBS Great American Read
Reads as
Gripping
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