false <![CDATA[The Dogs of Babel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1198504896m/2384458.jpg 89691 30 The quirky premise of Carolyn Parkhurst's debut novel, <I>The Dogs of Babel</I>, is original enough: after his wife Lexy dies after falling from a tree, linguistics professor Paul Iverson becomes obsessed with teaching their dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Lorelei (the sole witness to the tragedy), to speak so he can find out the truth about Lexy's death--was it accidental or did Lexy commit suicide? <p> 1585061 book 2003 The Dogs of Babel total:5306|5:982|4:1802|3:1626|2:649|1:247| 5306 18541 6508 949 2 15 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 08:05:58 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 08:06:56 -0700 2007
The main character marries a woman named Lexy. Lexy is terribly mysterious, and vibrant, and creative, and such and so on. Okay, whatever, she dies by falling out of an apple tree. Now that I have been browbeaten with the symbol...more...]]> 2 9 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Mar 31 17:26:04 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 31 17:32:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 9 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 21:07:13 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 13:27:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 04:35:38 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 04:35:38 -0700 2008
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The main destroyer of potential for this book is the main character who continuously behaves out of character in ev...more...]]> 1 3 true true Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 23:46:24 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 00:24:41 -0700 2009 once was too many
a) I identify with the longing for a lost love that becomes a tangible being in and of itself, for the yearning, the way that loss and the bitter want fills your mouth and your hands and every part of you. BUT

b) NOTHING, FUCKING NOTHING, NOT ART OR GRIEF OR WHAT THE HE...more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jul 15 18:33:08 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 18:49:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 true false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 11:05:07 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 10:48:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jun 07 07:34:55 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 21:55:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 06:07:02 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 05:51:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue May 29 17:36:52 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 14:04:36 -0700 2007 How I Heard About It: My friend Jordan wrote a paper on it for psychology class on the possibilities of animal language. She got a good grade so I figured it was worth a read.
How I procured it: The Wooster Book Company
Ratings (1-5) Story: 4.5 Writing: Don't remember
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In the book, The main character (Paul Iverson...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jun 12 11:54:37 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 12:07:35 -0700 2007
However, this is not to say that this book isn't fantastic. It absolutely is. This book made me think and it touched me in an obvious way. This is a qui...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 21:16:47 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 20:04:34 -0800 2008 The Dogs of Babel to be an engaging and at times quite gripping read. The basic premise (a man who tries to find out more about his wife's seemingly accidental death by teaching their dog--the only witness--to talk) was excellent, and I thought Parkhurst did a good job of creating flawed but...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Apr 22 13:30:02 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 22 13:40:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 15 15:33:44 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 21:58:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Nov 23 18:05:04 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 18:05:48 -0800 2008 5 2 false false Fri Jan 16 06:12:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 06:14:44 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2384458