The Dog by Joseph O'Neill

The Dog

Joseph O'Neill

241 pages first pub 2014 (view editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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A slow, reflective journey follows a disenchanted New York lawyer to a dazzling Middle-Eastern city, where comic encounters and philosophical shadows illuminate the unease of twenty-first-century privilege.
For seekers of quiet moral contemplation.

Description

The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai. Distraught by a breakup with his long-term girlfriend, our unnamed hero lea...

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Community Reviews

3.03
based on 217 reviews

Moods

funny: 83%

challenging: 66%

dark: 66%

informative: 66%

emotional: 50%

reflective: 50%

lighthearted: 33%

hopeful: 16%

sad: 16%

tense: 16%


Pace

28% of readers chose fast
71% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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