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.