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Laurie Anderson recommended The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman in Books (curated)
Laurie Anderson recommended The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman in Books (curated)
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated A Dog's Heart in Books
Sep 2, 2017
Fabulous Russian tale about human ethics
What a fantastic satirical book. Think about crossing Frankenstein with My Fair Lady, and then setting it in Soviet Russia. This book is about how human beings are essentially more enslaved to systems than a dog is. A doctor decides to do a science experiment, putting the pituitary gland and testicles of a man into a stray dog to see the results. Instead they end up with a man wolf, who is rude and obnoxious, and demands the same rights as a human being. No sooner is he a man, he is forced to be registered and take part in rebuilding the nation after tsarist Russia. However, as a man he's still treated as a lowly pauper or a dog by the doctor. So who is more free - the dog having to raid bins to search for scraps or the one owned by the doctor and the government? Fabulous little tale.
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018) in Movies
Dec 5, 2017
Mo (66 KP) rated Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) in Movies
Aug 21, 2018
Really good dog story (2 more)
Engaging story
Tearjerker
The middle gets a bit slow (1 more)
No real climax
This pulls at the heart more than bambi and titanic combined
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This is amazing. It really gets you invested in the characters, the dog is so adorable, and the story is nice.
I like to stop half way, because then it is just a feel good family movie, and I will not bawl my eyes out
I like to stop half way, because then it is just a feel good family movie, and I will not bawl my eyes out
Jo (37 KP) rated A Monster Calls in Books
Oct 6, 2018
Me: <i>*Sobbing my broken heart out, reading through the blur of tears*</i>
My dog: Oh no! My bestie is sad! Must remedy this immediately!
Me: Ack! <i>*Sputters*</i> No, Leroy, stop. Please. Get your tongue out my mouth and quit smothering my face!
My dog: Nope. Your eyes are still leaking. You need all the kisses.
Me: <i>*Forced to perch on kitchen bench to finish and fall apart in peace*</i>
My dog: Oh no! My bestie is sad! Must remedy this immediately!
Me: Ack! <i>*Sputters*</i> No, Leroy, stop. Please. Get your tongue out my mouth and quit smothering my face!
My dog: Nope. Your eyes are still leaking. You need all the kisses.
Me: <i>*Forced to perch on kitchen bench to finish and fall apart in peace*</i>
Stella Mozgawa recommended Solaris (1972) in Movies (curated)
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Art of Racing in the Rain in Books
Jan 15, 2018
Wow! The best thing I can say about this book is READ IT! I adored it.
Anyone that has ever loved a dog will love this book. It is written with so much heart & love poured in to it. I cried my way through it & didn't want it to end at all. But thankfully the ending was very well written & provided good closure. Enzo didn't need his soul to leave his body to come back as a man, he was very much a human even though he was a dog. This story really got to me as I often refer to my dog as a person. He has so many expressions, it's hard to think of him in any other light.
Anyone that has ever loved a dog will love this book. It is written with so much heart & love poured in to it. I cried my way through it & didn't want it to end at all. But thankfully the ending was very well written & provided good closure. Enzo didn't need his soul to leave his body to come back as a man, he was very much a human even though he was a dog. This story really got to me as I often refer to my dog as a person. He has so many expressions, it's hard to think of him in any other light.
Bad dog!
Cujo taps into a lot of those primal feelings with animals and relationships. Stephen King takes this St Bernard and turns it into a killer but he also makes you understand why the dog is acting the way that it is acting. You get to view the world through the lens of the dog's eyes and the through the dog's thoughts as well.
On the other side of the coin is the family that used to the own the dog and of course the Trentons. Both family are sucked into the horror and neither come out the same. This is a classic work of Stephen King's but it is tough to swallow if you are not ready for it.
On the other side of the coin is the family that used to the own the dog and of course the Trentons. Both family are sucked into the horror and neither come out the same. This is a classic work of Stephen King's but it is tough to swallow if you are not ready for it.