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May 26, 2008
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Best book of the year so far. Filled with laugh-out-loud silly moments and heart-wrenching tear-jerking ones, the story of a small Seattle family is told from the viewpoint of Enzo, the family dog, who loves television, bananas, and Formula 1 racing. I listened to the audio version, which is read by Christopher Evan Welch--he did such a great job, I'm probably going to get more of the audiobooks he voiced like The Last Apprentice series and Crashing Through, which I was going to read anyway.
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Every dog owner should read this. It's answers the question: What would our dog say if he could speak ? Such a heartwarming story.
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Enzo, a dog that distrusts the White House, obsessed with the opposable thumb, and fears the possessed stuffed zebra-- Need I say more?
I was surprised to discover that this book is narrated in the perspective of a dog, and was concerned that the narration would thus be annoyingly simplistic. Au contraire. Enzo's character is anything but stupid given his talent for observation and his personality jumps out of the page in a way that makes him impossible not to love. In addition, this is not the simple story of a dog, but also of the dog's family that he loves so much, and their trials and tribulations. This book was not what I
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I'm a cat person but I love this dog named Enzo. Such a smart dog, such insight...
"Here's why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot speak, so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. People, if you pay attention to them, change the direction of one another's conversations constantly....Learn to listen! I beg of you. Pretend you are a dog like me and listen to other people rather than steal their stories."
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"Here's why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot speak, so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. People, if you pay attention to them, change the direction of one another's conversations constantly....Learn to listen! I beg of you. Pretend you are a dog like me and listen to other people rather than steal their stories."
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I really enjoyed this sweet tale from Enzo's perspective. I understand the driving pieces were sort of the premise to the book but I felt they didn't really add any depth for me. Maybe that is because I found them awfully boring. It was sad to see how terrible people can be to each other and even sadder because they were family. I did really enjoy the dream at the end. I sure wish Takk could tell me what he is thinking. This story is definitely for the dog lover in us all!
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