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This was a wonderful , heart wrenching book . Towards the end I literally almost had tears come down my face which has never happened to me reading a book ! The best part of the book is that it’s from a dog’s perspective which is a nice different narration for a novel .
AUTHOR Stein, Garth
TITLE The Art of Racing in the Rain
DATE READ 04/21/19
RATING 4.5/B+
FIRST SENTENCE Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Fiction/2008/Harper Collins/321 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE SA
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 65/111; US STATES & DC - WA - 19/51
GROUP READ Rocket City Readers
CHARACTERS Enzo/the canine narrator; Denny/ his human; father to Zoe, husband to Eve and race car driver
TIME/PLACE 2008/WA
COMMENTS Th ...more
TITLE The Art of Racing in the Rain
DATE READ 04/21/19
RATING 4.5/B+
FIRST SENTENCE Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Fiction/2008/Harper Collins/321 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE SA
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 65/111; US STATES & DC - WA - 19/51
GROUP READ Rocket City Readers
CHARACTERS Enzo/the canine narrator; Denny/ his human; father to Zoe, husband to Eve and race car driver
TIME/PLACE 2008/WA
COMMENTS Th ...more
I enjoyed this book. While it is not my “type” of book or something that I would naturally gravitate to, I am glad that I read it. It is a great premise and will definitely appeal to an animal lover...particularly a dog-lover.
It covered some heavy issues and there was a legal side to it as well. I strongly recommend it for anyone looking to take a break from Ulysses. (No offense to James Joyce...I loved that book too.)
It covered some heavy issues and there was a legal side to it as well. I strongly recommend it for anyone looking to take a break from Ulysses. (No offense to James Joyce...I loved that book too.)
I've read this one before, but it is just as good as a reread maybe better.
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