books 2009: The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein

[supercheesegirl]

My mother insisted I read this book. It was really delightful--narrated by a very intelligent dog, the sort of dog that everyone's met at some point who's just amazingly smart, the kind of dog who looks into your eyes and you just know he knows exactly what's going on. This is that dog. Enzo's love for his master and his family is really touching, and the things he understands about life are really poignant. There were some difficult parts in the middle that upset me and made me put the book down for a couple of days (and, okay, I was busy unpacking at the time, too), but overall this book was really good. One of my favorites this year.

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[bulleteyes.livejournal.com]

Your reviews have led me to read several good books. Please forgive me for neglecting to tell you!

I am currently in the middle of this book, which I have put down since there were things that upset me and I needed a few days. Familiar, eh?

I also appreciate Enzo. He has a good head and a great heart. I might go back through the book and write down a couple of his more poignant observations since at the time I read them I knew I'd want to be able to have them stored in my mind.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad to hear that! It makes me so happy to know that I've sent my friends on to read wonderful books. :)

The grandparents... aaagh. I had a moment in the middle of the book where I was floored that anyone could be so horrible, so greedy and selfish and evil, and yet at the same time I know that these exact situations happen to real people every single day. That was the point where I had to put it down. But you should continue--I don't want to give anything away, but it's definitely worth continuing. I got teary at the end.