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emilyanngul's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
eurydycja's review against another edition
1.0
To nie jest dlatego, że wolę koty. Tu nawet nie było za wiele o pięknej więzi pies-człowiek. Autorka skakała po tematach, jak Gucio po kwiatkach, a żaden z nich nie był interesująco pociągnięty.
Cytowanie innych książek, filmów - ja naprawdę mogę sobie sama to wyszukać w internecie, a jeśli nie masz pomysłu na ciekawą książkę, to warto sobie darować.
Okropna strata czasu.
Cytowanie innych książek, filmów - ja naprawdę mogę sobie sama to wyszukać w internecie, a jeśli nie masz pomysłu na ciekawą książkę, to warto sobie darować.
Okropna strata czasu.
manyapx's review against another edition
4.5
“What’s up, pup? Did you have a nice nap? Were you chasing something in your sleep? Do you want to go out? Are you hungry? Are you happy? Does your arthritis hurt? Why won’t you play with other dogs? Are you an angel? Do you want me to read to you? Do you want me to sing? Who loves you? Do you love me? Will you love me forever? Do you wanna dance? Am I the best person you’ve ever had? Can you tell I’ve been drinking? Do these jeans make me look fat?”
“Strays is what a writer I recently read calls those who, for one reason or another, and despite whatever they might have wanted earlier in life, never really become a part of life, not in the way most people do.”
“Beware irony, ignore criticism, look to what is simple, study the small and humble things of the world, do what is difficult precisely because it is difficult, do not search for answers but rather love the questions, do not run away from sadness or depression for these might be the very conditions necessary to your work. Seek solitude, above all seek solitude.”
“Walking with Samuel Beckett one fine spring morning, a friend of his asked, Doesn’t a day like this make you glad to be alive? I wouldn’t go as far as that, Beckett said.”
“Strays is what a writer I recently read calls those who, for one reason or another, and despite whatever they might have wanted earlier in life, never really become a part of life, not in the way most people do.”
“Beware irony, ignore criticism, look to what is simple, study the small and humble things of the world, do what is difficult precisely because it is difficult, do not search for answers but rather love the questions, do not run away from sadness or depression for these might be the very conditions necessary to your work. Seek solitude, above all seek solitude.”
“Walking with Samuel Beckett one fine spring morning, a friend of his asked, Doesn’t a day like this make you glad to be alive? I wouldn’t go as far as that, Beckett said.”
amandam71's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A deeply sad love letter to the relationship between people and animals, as well as the literature and other media used to portray it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
faithwalan's review against another edition
2.75
I read this cuz i thought it was about a dog and it turned out to just be a deeply pretentious book about writing. i was so bored. i did like the very few parts about the dog tho
allisonkelly626's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hallformusic's review against another edition
2.5
i didn’t know what i was supposed to take away from this book, and i don’t really care.
jennyluwho's review against another edition
4.0
Fiction and literature melded together in stream of consciousness writing. And I liked it. Even if a lot of it was about a dog.
yeah_nahnia's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Even though it's marketed as the growing relationship between a woman and her close friend's dog, it's more about writing and writers, with her processing her grief through her knowledge of literature and the lives of its many authors. The second-to-last chapter really threw me for a loop!
daja57's review against another edition
3.0
A teacher of creative writing inherits a dog from a life-long friend and colleague who has committed suicide. The book, not so much a novel as a gentle ramble, meanders the developing relationship between woman and dog as she learns to care for it (a great Dane in a small apartment) and simultaneously to grieve for her friend.