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This book was a unique read for me; told by a dog and the other main character a semi-professional race car driver, not your average 9 to 5 job.
I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain immediately, and I couldn’t stop reading, even though from the outset it’s clear it’s going to be a rather sad story.
But then at about the Chapter 30 mark I feared it took a wrong turn, to me, it seemed to be heading towards the realm of Jodi Picoult (although to be fair I have only read one of her books), and sudden ...more
I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain immediately, and I couldn’t stop reading, even though from the outset it’s clear it’s going to be a rather sad story.
But then at about the Chapter 30 mark I feared it took a wrong turn, to me, it seemed to be heading towards the realm of Jodi Picoult (although to be fair I have only read one of her books), and sudden ...more
Author: Garth Stein
Title: The art of racing in the rain
Description: Narrated by the family dog, this novel is the story of a family that hits a rough spot; the wife and mother dies of a brain tumor and the father is then hit with a child custody suit by his wife’s parents.
Plot: This was the most depressing book I’ve read in a long while. The first sentence tells us that it’s the end of the dog’s life, so we know we’ll be witnessing the passing of a beloved pet. Add to that all the crushing blow ...more
Title: The art of racing in the rain
Description: Narrated by the family dog, this novel is the story of a family that hits a rough spot; the wife and mother dies of a brain tumor and the father is then hit with a child custody suit by his wife’s parents.
Plot: This was the most depressing book I’ve read in a long while. The first sentence tells us that it’s the end of the dog’s life, so we know we’ll be witnessing the passing of a beloved pet. Add to that all the crushing blow ...more
3.5 out of 5 stars
When this book was picked as our monthly book club selection there were quite a few people who said "Ugh, not a dog book!". I will admit I have been waffling over the past year as to whether to read The Art of Racing in the Rain or not. On the one hand I had heard good things about the book but on the other hand I am generally not a fan of sappy animal books.
Well, I read it and found it to be a quick read that I looked forward to picking up. I enjoyed that it was told from the ...more
When this book was picked as our monthly book club selection there were quite a few people who said "Ugh, not a dog book!". I will admit I have been waffling over the past year as to whether to read The Art of Racing in the Rain or not. On the one hand I had heard good things about the book but on the other hand I am generally not a fan of sappy animal books.
Well, I read it and found it to be a quick read that I looked forward to picking up. I enjoyed that it was told from the ...more
This was a cute if a little trite in that it was written from the dog's point of view. That said, it could have been a lot worse and if you're going to write from an animal's point of view, this was the way to do it.
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To me, this was one of my all time favorite reads. I loved the dog's point of view and have always felt that my dog knows a lot more than we think and I found myself talking to him differently as I read the book. Sweet, funny, and heartbreaking, this book hits them all. Definitely recommend to anyone who's an animal lover. Christopher Evan Welch did a fantastic job reading too!
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The more I think about it, the less I like this book, been over a year, but was thinking about it the other day and was thinking how truly unsettled this book made me feel...
I really enjoyed this book. Though I found parts of it very frustrating (the Evil Twins pissed me off), I found it to be really enjoyable and hard to put down.
Great book - highly recommend reading it. It's an easy read.
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