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| The Art of Racing in the Rain | 
 enlarge | Author: Garth Stein
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95 (56.38 RON)
Buy New: $16.29 (38.35 RON)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  274 reviews
Sales Rank: 156
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061537934
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061537936
ASIN: 0061537934
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Loved it, bought 5 copies as gifts December 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow!
This is not the genre that I usually read. This book was very moving and I could not put it down. I really did laugh and cry. I have given my copy to 3 others who raved about it and bought 5 other copies as gifts.
I emailed Mr. Stein and he was very appreciative. He even mailed me a book plate to put in the front of the book.
It is nice to have such a talented author take the time to respond to his fans.
You gotta Love Enzo!!! December 3, 2008
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I passed mine on to 5 different people who all fell in love with Enzo the Dog in the book. You will laugh and you will cry but one thing is for sure....you will never look at your dog the same way again!!!!
One of the best books I have ever read! December 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I could not put this book down! It captures you from the very first chapter and doesn't let go! The book is written so well that I started to look at my own dog in a different way. It makes you wonder just how much our dogs can understand us. This is an amazing book that any dog lover will enjoy.
Beautiful, sad, poignant, a bit unbelievable December 2, 2008
The Art of Racing in the Rain is the purported tale of a dog watching his master Denny grow up. Denny marries Eve and they eventually have Zoe. The dog watches this, sad that he cannot communicate his love, trust, and observations of life to those around him. A malformed mouth and lack of opposable thumbs doom him, he supposes. His master is a racecar driver (among other talents), and the dog and master love watching racing movies together. Trust, abandonment, renewal, redemption - life is all about that. It's like racing in the rain - exhilarating, but be careful of the slick curves you encounter.
A fun, engaging novel November 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a dog lover who is almost always disappointed in "dog books," but all the 5 star ratings got me to give this novel a shot. It did not disappoint. The story of Denny, a struggling race car driver and his wife and young daughter is one that drew me in even without the dog element. That this was comically and touchingly narrated by Enzo, their dog, made this an even better and more original book. This novel does not strive to capture how dogs really see their world (as happens in Edgar Sawtelle), but this is how dog owners like to think of their dogs as perceiving their world. The narration is done with just the right amount of heart and humor. This novel takes a major turn halfway through, suddenly becoming plot driven. At first I was bothered by this, but it ultimately worked and added to the story. Overall, this is a sweet, funny novel. It's not great literature, but I really enjoyed this novel and was sad when it was done.
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