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aness13's review against another edition
2.0
Man. I wanted to love this book. I thought I was going to. I thought it was gonna break my heart; but it didn't
kendramantz's review against another edition
3.0
The story itself was good and the dog-as-narrator approach was unique, but I found this extremely hard to get into. I did not think Enzo was lovable or even very dog-like in the story. He was wise, well-spoken, and extremely mature, unlike real-life dogs who, while they likely do understand what’s going on with their humans, are just not that intelligent (in a book smart sense). I mean, who has ever met a dog in real life that you could imagine saying things like “she had a full set of breasts for milking and hips wide enough for childbirth and so was, for all intents and purposes, an adult...” (pg 135). That kind of language coming from a dog was really a turn off for me and again made it hard to love the story.
tehmegan's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed the perspective of Enzo. There were times that I got lost in the technical details of the racing explanations, but I didn't want to put this book down. and YAY for happy endings!
Update: This book will always make me cry and has forever changed the way I talk to and treat my dogs. I mean, I always treat my dogs well, but after reading this book (the first time), I've treated my dogs like humans in many ways. I speak to them as if they understand and I value the trust and affection they have for me in a different way after reading this book.
Update: This book will always make me cry and has forever changed the way I talk to and treat my dogs. I mean, I always treat my dogs well, but after reading this book (the first time), I've treated my dogs like humans in many ways. I speak to them as if they understand and I value the trust and affection they have for me in a different way after reading this book.
jkpenny's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this book. Any book that can make me laugh while crying gets two thumbs way up.
lizzieanne771's review against another edition
4.0
WARNING!!! This book had me in tears on the subway while I was reading Chapter 1. Yes, it's sad!!! I wasn't warned of this, and would be remiss to not warn you!!!
kate_albers's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. I won't say it is perfect, but it was lovely. The story is about a dog, who wants to be human, going over his life with his owner - a racecar driver - on the last day of his life. It's spiritual and lovely. It may not be so high-brow, but we all need something like this book now and then.