In his review of The Curious Incident, Jay McInerney suggests that at the novel’s end "the gulf between Christopher and his parents, between Christopher and the rest of us, remains immense and mysterious. And that gulf is ultimately the source of this novel’s haunting impact. Christopher Boone is an unsolved mystery" [The New York Times Book Review, 6/15/03, p. 5)]. Is this an accurate assessment? If so, why?

In Jay McInerney’s review of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” he makes an accurate assessment as it is very true that the gulf between Christopher and his parents, and the rest of us is immense. There are multiple examples that show his mysteriousness like when he touches his fathers fingers with his to simulate a hug in their terms. Another example is when his father makes sure no food is touching each other on Christopher’s plate which most parents do not do as it is a very uncommon issue. Christopher is such a different kid then most of the other children his age and his relationship with his parents is that much more unique. Even when he found out about the affair of his parents he showed no real emotion, he didn’t even get angry or sad which a normal kid would be quite upset about. Also he showed very little emotion when he was told his mother died whereas a normal child would be devastated! There are many more examples that could be stated but Christopher Boone is truly an unsolved mystery as there is no telling how he will react to the things around him.

you didn't list the options but im guessing it's resolving contradictions

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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