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A review by radioactve_piano
My Dog Tulip by J.R. Ackerley
2.0
I expected to absolutely hate this (it was a companion book to a Quarterly book, The Friend, and her references to it made me certain I would not enjoy it at all). I didn't absolutely hate it, but I certainly did not enjoy it very much.
I had to keep telling myself that this was a book about a dog owner in the mid-1900's, and things were different then... but still, what a terror of an owner. He was so enamored with his dog (and also oddly misogynistic) that he let so much go to ensure she had "a full life".
Basically, had I known him, I, too, would have not wanted to be around him and his dog, either (a brief complaint he had about his friends).
I had to keep telling myself that this was a book about a dog owner in the mid-1900's, and things were different then... but still, what a terror of an owner. He was so enamored with his dog (and also oddly misogynistic) that he let so much go to ensure she had "a full life".
Basically, had I known him, I, too, would have not wanted to be around him and his dog, either (a brief complaint he had about his friends).