5.98k reviews for:

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

4.14 AVERAGE

cris59's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

sneakyawe's review against another edition

2.0

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I read this book as part of One Book, One Denver.

To be honest, it was rather depressing.

Not only was it depressing, but there may have been just a bit too many driving analogies.

It was a decent book, and I found myself crying at points, but overall it wasn't one I would have picked up on my own to read.

embooklover10's review against another edition

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So good!! Definitely a tear-jerker.

jessicalandsman's review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoyed this book and it was a very quick read. I will admit I did get a bit bored in the middle but the ending was so sweet.

willmer14's review against another edition

4.0

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“That which we manifest is before us”

jrd_reads's review against another edition

2.0

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I thought this was going to be a light/funny book about a dog, even with the fact that he was looking back on his life I could handle. I did not expect it to be a serious drama about a family. If I would have known that before starting it, maybe I would have been better prepared. I did like when the dog actually described his "dog life". I quit the book in the middle because I was so frustrated with the story-but since I can't quit a book picked it back up and finished it.

krispykhicken's review against another edition

5.0

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ugly cried at the end

christielfoley's review against another edition

4.0

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I thought this was a really sweet book and I was very invested in the court battle. Court stuff with kids hits close to home I guess. I don't like dogs at all and found myself skimming the racing stuff (unfortunately I was not driven to care about it which is too bad since I think a great book can do that), but I liked the book. I didn't find the quirky dog stuff that interesting but it did give it some flare and interest. Kind of in between 3 and 4 stars for me.

stefs_bookshelf's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful inspiring sad

steeled3's review against another edition

3.0

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Enjoyable enough, and the insights into racing were kinda cool. But sooo paint by numbers, plot wise. Pablum, dressed up in a neat idea.