The Story of Edgar Sawtelle author David Wroblewski

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GNTLGNT

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Has anyone else read this book. I wanted to post because if you love dogs and a very well written book this is a must read...I picked this up because Stephen King had written a review on the back of the book...SK has good taste! This book is now one of my favorites ;DD
...honey, darlin' and dear...your latest pic makes it seem like your overdue for a trim....:biggrin2:
 

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Has anyone else read this book. I wanted to post because if you love dogs and a very well written book this is a must read...I picked this up because Stephen King had written a review on the back of the book...SK has good taste! This book is now one of my favorites ;DD
It was a good book. For anyone planning to read it--keep the tissues handy.
 

Todash

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I LOVED THIS BOOK. It certainly got mixed reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, but many of the readers who disliked it hung their opinions on the "dogs are not humans and do not act like that" hook. Well, no ... not precisely, but neither do spooky old women typically tell your fortunes in real life. I think a lot of the readers who didn't like it picked it up because "it's a dog story," and they weren't prepared for the speculative fiction element. Which, you know, that's fine and all, but Wroblewski never claimed to be James Herriot.

Anyway, I loved it. I read it in 2008, and seeing this post makes me want to read it again.
 

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I LOVED THIS BOOK. It certainly got mixed reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, but many of the readers who disliked it hung their opinions on the "dogs are not humans and do not act like that" hook. Well, no ... not precisely, but neither do spooky old women typically tell your fortunes in real life. I think a lot of the readers who didn't like it picked it up because "it's a dog story," and they weren't prepared for the speculative fiction element. Which, you know, that's fine and all, but Wroblewski never claimed to be James Herriot.

Anyway, I loved it. I read it in 2008, and seeing this post makes me want to read it again.

Agreed :)
 

Bryan James

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Garth Stein's "The Art of Racing in the Rain."

It's a wonderful, easy, heartfelt doggy book read.

Plus, he looks like the dude-writer in our heads.

Sorry, guys (and sorry, Daryl):

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