Mark Haddon

I was first introduced to the writing of Mark Haddon through a guest staying at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center last summer. It was the beginning of my shift, approxiamately 6:30 am, on a Sunday. An elderly gentleman was getting his morning coffee and asking me questions about my education, major, and plans for life. I ended up spilling my guts about my love for British Literature. This gentleman gave me two titles that I simply had to read, The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime and A Spot of Bother, both of which written by Mark Haddon. I read The Curious Incident and absolutely enjoyed the novel.

While doing research for this blog I discovered the Mark Haddon is a man of many trades. He also writes children's books (ie: Gilbert's Gobbstopper, Ocean Star Express, etc. ), poetry ( The Talking Horse and The Sad Girl and The Village Under The Sea), and screenplays for both radio and television. Mark also has many art works, my favorite is "One Very Important Thought."

So far I find the novel, Spot of Bother, to be really fun. The humor is very much what I enjoy and I totally understand the underlying jokes.