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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
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As a lover of dogs and wonderful dog stories, and of teenage adventure, even as an adult, I cannot recommend this book to anyone except someone willing to completely overlook the plot and revel in the descriptions.
This is a ripoff of Into the Wild, and Call of the Wild. It's character development is completely missing, except with regard, perhaps, to the dogs. It is technically inaccurate, having Henry in possession of a car left outside his barn,that is one of the more valuable collectors cars out there.
And perhaps the biggest dissapointment of all, is wading through page upon page of excessive poetic description and narrative to come to one of the worst endings of any book I have ever read.
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I bought this book at the recommendation of the Oprah Book Club. I haven't completely finished it yet, but I'm at least halfway through and it's a wonderful book, wonderful story and I don't want to say more about it other than I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. You can't go wrong with this one.
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I am not an avid reader but a friend recommended this book because we are both dog lovers. I really enjoyed this book & it is a book that I shall treasure and share with others.
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What a wonderful read and a group of characters that tie you in to a story with the most unfortunate and ill-perceived ending. I, as other reviewers, do not mind a tragic ending, but too much of the novel's mystique that carries you through is left unanswered and unfinished. I am truly unsatisfied after a starting a book that seemed to be off to a great start.
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Beautifully written - but I am an animal lover and it was very, very hard for me to always be waiting for the other shoe to drop. As much as I felt the author's intent to show Edgar and his father and mother's love for their dogs, I also knew (from the first foreshadowing/preface page of the book) that any minute a dog could or would die, be harmed, mistreated or neglected. This won't be a problem for most people, but as someone who anthropomorphises - I felt the dogs were strong characters in the book and deserved better. I literally could not finish this book once I saw the writing on the wall (which was soon after Gar left...), This was my first "kindle-book" and I was sad not to be able to finish the experience. I have NEVER not finished a good book. This is a first.
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