Wow. One of the best books I've read this year. Told in...

Wow. One of the best books I've read this year. Told in the first person, the book is the story of a large animal vet in the northeast. We go with him on his calls and get a peek into the relationships between people and animals, plus his relationship with his wife and three kids. That sounds half boring when I write it, but it so isn't. The characters are all so well written. I cried at least twice while reading the book, and that's pretty unusual for me.

I initially thought I'd tire of the form (paragraphs starting call/action/thoughts on the drive home, etc), but it just works. The writing is so spare and does so much in tiny paragraphs. I'll say it again: wow.

(via Goodreads | Audacia Ray (Brooklyn, NY)'s review of The Call: A Novel)