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This book did not work for me."Lily and the Octopus" is the story of a very self-absorbed man, his love life, his loneliness , his sick dachshund and an evil octopus. The focus was primarily on the tumor on the side of lily's head and how it would affect Ted.Ted discovers that Lily, has an octopus attached to her head and quickly realizes that this uninvited creature seeks to ruin a cherished friendship ...more
This book did not work for me."Lily and the Octopus" is the story of a very self-absorbed man, his love life, his loneliness , his sick dachshund and an evil octopus. The focus was primarily on the tumor on the side of lily's head and how it would affect Ted.Ted discovers that Lily, has an octopus attached to her head and quickly realizes that this uninvited creature seeks to ruin a cherished friendship ...more
This was a weird, WEIRD book. As much as I love dogs (a bit too much), a dog talking i just too much. And no, it's not a kid's book either.
But as you go through the book, you realise the dog does not actually talk. The owner, a gay writer is an introvert only expresses his feelings to his dog. His whole life revolves around Lily, a dashchund. In her old age, she develops a sort of tumor on her head which for some reason is referred to as an octopus. Hence enters the octopus talking and a whole l ...more
But as you go through the book, you realise the dog does not actually talk. The owner, a gay writer is an introvert only expresses his feelings to his dog. His whole life revolves around Lily, a dashchund. In her old age, she develops a sort of tumor on her head which for some reason is referred to as an octopus. Hence enters the octopus talking and a whole l ...more
Nov 19, 2017
Sandy Albarado
marked it as to-read
