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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)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  265 reviews
Sales Rank: 152
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0061537934
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061537936
ASIN: 0061537934
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 Pleasant enough, not so memorable June 30, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well, Art of Racing is a sweet enough book, and I'd have to say the description of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" as a dog frankly nails it. I appreciated the idiosyncratic first-person-dog narrator, starting out strong revealing the saga as much through scent observation as otherwise. Enzo is sweetly and dearly rendered throughout his life.
It was entertaining to venture into the world of auto racing, unknown terrain to me, and I feel as though more details to immerse me in the subculture would have been enjoyable.
What makes the read less than memorable is the limited character development. Denny is essentially a perfect human being. Call my cynical, but I appreciate a little more of the human condition. Alright for Enzo to think him divine, but the reader should be given more a sense of a whole man. As golden as Denny is, the "Evil Twins" (a/k/a the in-laws) are despicable beyond belief without better exposition on why they would be so callous. The explanations given by the author feel trumped up to me. Without being a spoiler regarding the ending, I'll simply say that the answers to all of Denny's financial problems ... gosh durn, how heartwarming. Would make a great Disney flick.
No, no, it's not so horrible, I did read the whole darned thing cover to cover. Thanks to the fabulous Drake Hotel in Toronto that provides a new hardcover novel (sure beats mints on the pillow), I didn't spend a dime, and enjoyed the pleasure of a mindless read. But did not feel compelled to take it home with me.
 Wonderful!! June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a dog lover. I'm a huge F1 racing fan. So the premise of this book was enough for me to pick it up. But this isn't a book about either. It's a story of love, loss, and triumph. I loved these people, and their story. I particularly loved Enzo. My husband (who is sooo not a reader) is currently reading it, and it may be the first fiction book he'll finish this decade, because he can't put it down. Excellent story!
touching and heart wrenching June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this book in one day. Amazing for all dog or animal lovers. Cried, laughed, sighed,and gasped. The ending was very satisfying! Would highly reccomend to anyone wanting a good, easy read
You'll never look at your dog the same again June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was hooked after only a few pages into this book. Short chapters made it easy to stop reading and pick back up without forgetting where I was at in the story.
I've always thought my dog was a person in a furry outer coating, but now I know she must be like Enzo... a person's soul in the body of a dog.
Being a Seattlite, it was fun to see references to even obscure and off-the-beaten-track area spot, coffee shops, and streets.
Great story (though sad for the most part), and my husband who never reads is interested in taking this book on vacation... Enzo has an irresistible charm that can get just about anyone hooked on this book.
What A Great Book! June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I could not put this book down.
Any doglover should read this book. Enzo telling his own story.
And what a story!
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