The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapters 7, 11, 13 and 17 Summary

Chapters 7, 11, 13 and 17 Summary

In Chapter 7, Christopher boldly states that, “This is a murder mystery novel.” He explains that Siobhan told him to write something he would like to read himself. Christopher says that he mostly reads books on science and math and that he doesn’t like proper novels because he does not understand the things that many of the characters say, and he suspects that other readers don’t either. With an apparently racing mind that quickly jumps from topic to topic, Christopher segues into a description of Siobhan, who has blond hair and wears glasses made of green plastic. Then, he describes Mr. Jeavons, who smells of soap and wears brown shoes with approximately sixty tiny circular holes in each of them. Then, just as quickly, he comes back to his reading tastes, stating that he does, however, like murder mysteries. He reports that Siobhan said a mystery should start with something...
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