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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I cried. It destroyed me.
Unabashedly, I picked up this book because it had a dog on the cover, unaware of the wretched misery I'd find inside. Sad-old-man and dog stories are my Kryptonite. This was beautiful and tragic and I don't think I'll ever recover.
Unabashedly, I picked up this book because it had a dog on the cover, unaware of the wretched misery I'd find inside. Sad-old-man and dog stories are my Kryptonite. This was beautiful and tragic and I don't think I'll ever recover.
A story about a man and a dog, yes. And so much more - isolation, paranoia, and failing to tether to community. Haunting and good.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
The story of a man and his dog is not new, but this take on it is. Baume has written this novel with lovely language that flows about this reclusive man and his one eyed dog. They end up going on a road trip together and every description of flowers and the dog is very beautiful. This is a good book to read for dog lovers as well as those looking for a lushly written piece atmospheric novel.
What to say? Maybe the best book i read this year? Definitely the hardest, and not for the poetical prose style of the narrative. That was easy thanks to Audible and John Keating narrating beautifully. It was so hard because of the slow spiral of life and how Oneeyed brings both clarity to Ray's life but also seems to seal his fate. It is a book of beauty and dread, of carpe diem and regret. It is a perturbing book with great riches. Not one I will forget easily
I started out expecting one type of book from this, and long before the end could see that wasn't what I was getting.
There are favourable reviews raving about this title already, but I just didn't feel the same.
A fifty-something man with learning difficulties, who lives alone, adopts a former badger-baiting dog. This story charts their relationship over a year. One Eye is mistrustful at first, but the two grow close.
We learn of the man's (Ray's) sad past as circumstances take them on a road trip of sorts.
It's almost a one-man narrative, with Ray talking to One Eye. While I could appreciate the rather eloquent language, I couldn't repress feelings of frustration that nothing was really happening, the story was meandering and not coming to any point.
Ray is sympathetic, and I wanted him to connect with others. I did enjoy his backstory, even if some mysteries remain unsolved.
I wasn't keen on the ending and felt rather unsatisfied at the close, but the poetry of Baume's words does keep this at a solid three stars.
Review of a Lovereading.co.uk advance copy.
There are favourable reviews raving about this title already, but I just didn't feel the same.
A fifty-something man with learning difficulties, who lives alone, adopts a former badger-baiting dog. This story charts their relationship over a year. One Eye is mistrustful at first, but the two grow close.
We learn of the man's (Ray's) sad past as circumstances take them on a road trip of sorts.
It's almost a one-man narrative, with Ray talking to One Eye. While I could appreciate the rather eloquent language, I couldn't repress feelings of frustration that nothing was really happening, the story was meandering and not coming to any point.
Ray is sympathetic, and I wanted him to connect with others. I did enjoy his backstory, even if some mysteries remain unsolved.
I wasn't keen on the ending and felt rather unsatisfied at the close, but the poetry of Baume's words does keep this at a solid three stars.
Review of a Lovereading.co.uk advance copy.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character