| |
Reader rating: 4.5 out of 5 (2 reviews)
|
A dog's purpose /
Author: W. Bruce Cameron. |
|
2 out of 2 readers would recommend this to a friend.
|
| A dog's purpose | December 17, 2010 |
| By: cmollon | Owen Sound, Ontario (CA) | |
One of the most touching books I have read in years. I was so sad when I finished reading it, because I wanted it to go on and on and on...
Was this review useful to you?
 5
|
|
|
| Review for similar item: A dog's purpose / |
|
| A Dog's Purpose | July 23, 2010 |
| By: Book Buzz | Caledon, Ontario (CA) | |
As reviewed by Donna Kamiel-Forster of Forster's Book Garden on Caledon Radio's Book Buzz
Humour columnist Bruce Cameron, author of “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter” has crafted a beautiful, uplifting story in “A Dog’s Purpose”. Like “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” this is a dog’s story written from the dog’s perspective. The difference is this dog has several lives, and in each life, he remembers what he learned from the previous one. His first life was very short. He was part of a litter born to a stray mutt who is suspicious of both humans and many other dogs (all for the safety of her pups). He is strangely drawn to humans even though his suspicious mother tries to teach him otherwise. Though a stray with no permanent home, he makes some close human friends, learns all the rules regarding dog hierarchies, learns to play and hunt and has a fairly good, albeit, short life. Surprised to be reborn as a puppy with a memory of his first life, “Bailey” is adopted and becomes best friend to eight-year-old Ethan. He helps him through the ups and downs of a growing boy’s life until Ethan grows up and goes to college. Over the years, Bailey learns to be the “good dog” he’s always wanted to be, but questions what his purpose in life is. When his life as a family dog ends, Bailey is reborn, this time as a female. Skills she learned as “Bailey” are retained and make her an excellent rescue dog. Even though she’s “the best dog she can be,” Emma (Bailey) still hasn’t figured out her purpose, so returns again as a puppy. Through his subsequent lives, our friend uses the memories of his previous lives to be the best dog he can until, by chance, reunited with Ethan, now an older man, Bailey discovers his true purpose and can finally rest. This is a lovely, sometimes funny, uplifting story about man’s best friend. This book has just released, making it the perfect summer read for dog lovers of all ages.
Was this review useful to you?
18
|
|
|
Add a review for this!
|
|