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Seda raamatut nautisin ma mitu päeva. Ühelt poolt oli kodus peale lugemise vaja teha ka muid tähtsaid asju, teiselt oli see raamat aga selline mõnusa stiiliga, mõnusa sisuga, mõnusa olemisega. Ma ei saa üldse aru, miks 178 Goodreadsi kasutajat seda horroriks peab.

See on lugu koerast ja tema elust. See koer, tema nimeks saab Fluke, on eriline. Nimelt mäletab ta kilde oma eelmisest elust inimesena. Fluke sünnib koerade varjupaigas. Peagi ta põgeneb sealt, sest teda plaanitakse magama panna. Londoni tänavatel tutvub ta Rumboga, koeraga, kes on natuke tema moodi, aga mitte päris. Rumboga jagavad nad "omanikku". Paraku on elul oma keerud ning peagi jääb Fluke üksi. Kuid tal on siht, ta teab, kuhu minna: kui ta oli inimene, oli tal Kodu. Niisiis asubki ta teele.

Teel kohtub ta igasuguste inimeste ja olenditega, kellel kõigil on tema elus oma roll. Ühel päeval kohtub ta isikuga, kes selgitab talle, miks ta on just selline, nagu ta on.

Väga lahe ja hästi kirjutatud lugu oli. Mulle meeldis see, kuidas sai näha maailma läbi kutsika silmade ja täiskasvanud koera silmade nii, et "inimmõjutused" on ilusasti ära selgitatud ja põhjendatud. Koerad on targad loomad, aga nad ei ole inimesed. Niisiis oligi minu jaoks tore, et autor isegi ei püüdnud koera kirjeldada koera vaatepunktist ja samas ei muutunud koer liialt inimeseks. Ja see oli mulle üks ülimalt põnev, elamusterikas kogemus.

nacho_boo's review against another edition

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Surprising amount of depth, wasn't expecting it to be nearly as thought-provoking or end the way it did. Well worth a read, not very long so if you don't particularly like it you aren't out by much.

buggieop's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hiking_pages's review against another edition

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3.0

A James Herbert twist on a fairy tale, Fluke is the story of a dog who believes he was once a man and his adventures as he adjusts to life as a canine.

This was a reread having read this years ago - I remember it having an impact the first time but I just thought it was ‘ok’ this time around!

the_evergrowing_library's review against another edition

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3.0

In my youth….. all those years ago, I devoured James Herbert books based on 2 things. 1) I loved horror books. 2) they were great charity shop find for my meagre funds.
The problem was when faced with ghosts, killer rats, deadly fog and…. Well, a dog…. Fluke managed to stay off my radar.

While you could argue a couple of his books fall under the thriller bracket, Fluke is Herbert’s only non-horror novel; A fantasy adventure from a dogs perspective.

Not only was this devoid of horror; its usage of violence and particularly sex was much more muted than one would expect from him.
It was strange to read a Herbert book that could be comfortably handed to a younger audience. Yes there was some usage and mentions, but we’ve all read watership down

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