The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon

Finally got around to reading this much talked about young fiction. It's a very engaging book and the author manages to get inside the head of a teenaged autistic boy very convincingly, as the latter investigates the death of his neighbour's dog and starts to find out more and more things which had been kept from him. This teenage savant loves his mathematics and one gets to read a lot of fascinating info about everything from mathematical puzzles to the constellations. The protagonist's narration is bare-faced and honest,describing everything as he sees them, including the adults' swearing and misbehaviours.