Reviews

Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog by Garth Stein

heidimrogers's review against another edition

5.0

Sometimes you read to forget, and sometimes you read to feel. To feel emotions you've already or are currently experiencing, but subconsciously hold at bay for whatever reason. Not knowing at all what I was getting into with this book, it was like four punches to the tear ducts. Several fresh and painful circumstances that I resonated with, one old one. I may cry for the rest of the night. This unleashed so much of my grief.

aliandjupiter14's review against another edition

inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

ladyzbyrd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you want to cry, this is your book. 

My son did NOT warn me how sad this book is, but let me also add that there is also much joy and triumph. There’s insight and love and caring and battles to be fought.

This was such a beautifully crafted, uniquely driven point-of-view so artfully pieced together. 

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Content Warnings

The dog dies.

carrieksnider's review against another edition

4.0

This was a fun, fast read. The dog had many good insights. I hate what happened to the main "human" character, but the dog was there for him, and it was sweet.

beanfeen's review against another edition

5.0

This is super random but this is one of my favorite books from when I was younger, and I remember being shook as a lil third grader that a book could bring me to tears/ have me so shook by the end. This book has such a special place in my heart truly. I probably read this for sure around some time in 2009.

devm108's review against another edition

5.0

Life of dog, what he thinks and how he cares for his family. There are only a few books that makes a reader cry, at times with grief and at other times with joy. I’ll read it once more, aloud, to my little Golden Retriever called Winter.

mzshroomboy's review against another edition

5.0

I loved it. It was such a heartwarming story. I would read it all over again.

stephanie6082's review against another edition

5.0

Such a sweet book. At first I was skeptical about having it told through the dog’s perspective, but it made so much sense as the book progressed. The last pages made me burst into tears, and I honestly didn’t think I would.

I hated the grandfather. To try and take a recently widowed man’s daughter away is completely fucked. Glad it worked out in the end.

gpasse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

3.75

joannelw's review against another edition

4.0

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