9 must-read novels books like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By: Mark Haddon

4.00

Format: None pages,

'Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bl…

If you liked the novels plot in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Kite Runner

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.35

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Bareh tu hazar dafa!"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"It hurts to say that,"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"Sad stories make good books"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"For you, a thousand times over"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

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2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By: John Boyne

4.02

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
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3. The Book Thief

By: Markus Zusak

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

A story about, among other things: A girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a J… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • young adult
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4. Lord of the Flies

By: William Golding

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From t… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • young adult
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5. The Catcher in the Rye

By: J.D. Salinger

3.80

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleei… read more

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  • fiction
  • novels
  • classics
  • young adult
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"People never notice anything."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"Mothers are all slightly insane."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"But I'm Crazy. I swear to God I am."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

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6. Animal Farm

By: George Orwell , Russell Baker , C.M. Woodhouse

3.99

Format: 141 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm… read more

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  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
"Four legs good, two legs bad."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"The only good human being is a dead one."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?"

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

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7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By: Mark Haddon

4.00

Format: None pages,

'Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bl… read more

Similar categories in Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time book and Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • classics
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • novels

8. The Lovely Bones

By: Alice Sebold

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Lovely Bonesis the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by t… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

9. The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
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10. The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home a… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Fahrenheit 451

By: Ray Bradbury

3.96

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenhe… read more

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  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
"Are you happy?"

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"It was a pleasure to burn."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"Those who don't build must burn."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"The sun burnt every day. It burnt time."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

12. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

By: Stieg Larsson , Reg Keeland

0.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story and financial intrigue. A Sensati… read more

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13. The Handmaid's Tale

By: Margaret Atwood

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wif… read more

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14. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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15. Of Mice and Men

By: John Steinbeck

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifter… read more

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16. Life of Pi

By: Yann Martel

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine … read more

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17. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By: Stephen Chbosky

4.23

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see wha… read more

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  • fiction
  • novels
  • classics
  • young adult
"We accept the love we think we deserve."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"It’s much easier not to know things sometimes."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

18. Gone Girl

By: Gillian Flynn

5.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anni… read more

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19. Brave New World

By: Aldous Huxley

3.99

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vi… read more

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  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
"Pain was a fascinating horror"

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

"Ending is better than mending."

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

"The more stitches, the less riches."

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

"If one's different, one's bound to be lonely."

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

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20. The Giver (The Giver, #1)

By: Lois Lowry

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more

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  • classics
  • young adult
"Memories are forever."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

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21. 1984

By: George Orwell

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother i… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"Power is not a means; it is an end."

-George Orwell, 1984

"To die hating them, that was freedom."

-George Orwell, 1984

"In the face of pain there are no heroes."

-George Orwell, 1984

"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words."

-George Orwell, 1984

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Khaled Hosseini

4.35

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4.02

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Markus Zusak

3.75

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William Golding

4.20

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Khaled Hosseini

4.35

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E.L. James

3.66

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Arthur Golden

4.34

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Suzanne Collins

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