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Title: The Dogs of Babel (Today Show Book Club #12) by Carolyn Parkhurst ISBN: 0-316-16868-8 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 13 June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.47 (143 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A most excellent novel
Comment: Not quite the story that book jacket describes, The Dogs of Babel is still a fantastic story. It's more about the life of the two lovers before the wife dies, but the simple complexity of their relationship is touching. The end of almost every chapter made it impossible not to turn the page and keep going. This is one of my new favorite books.
Rating: 4
Summary: Disturbing, but very powerful
Comment: I'll admit that the premise of this book sounds silly. Some weirdo Linguist sets out to teach his dog to talk so it can tell him if his wife's death was a suicide or not. Is he crazy? Desperate?
What I really loved about this book was the way things were written. This was good writing, and I really liked how the author put in all of these little whimsical incidents in the relationship between Paul and his wife Lexy that really showed that they loved eachother and were a good fit. I think that without those, Paul would be just another grieving widower, and Lexy would be a crazy woman who jumped to her death from a tree. By knowing all of the little things these two went through and did for eachother, it made their relationship something special, and so I felt for Paul and Lexy more than I would have if the author didn't do such a good job of portraying them as two people with a deep (a little bit odd yes,) love. I really wanted Paul to find out the truth, poor guy.
I also liked the twists in this book, there are only a few chapters left and I was like "What's going to happen next?" From the very dark to the light, to the plain weird, Parkhurst has constructed a story that will not leave you bored.
As for the animal abuse issues, I do think that they were very graphic and disturbing. But WITHOUT them I don't think this book would have the weight that it does. I don't think this book would make its readers feel. The dark side of animal linguists that Paul goes in to are an example of how desperate he really is.
The only thing I wasn't clear about was the book's title. So that bugs me a little that I can't make the connection there, but anyway I highly recommend this book!
Rating: 4
Summary: ORIGINAL PREMISE THAT DELIVERS
Comment: People seem pretty heavily divided on "DOGS OF BABEL." I agree that the premise is more original than then delivery, but it is by no means bad. I enjoyed it very much. I won't categorize "DOGS OF BABEL" with something like "MIDDLESEX" or "MY FRACTURED LIFE," but I think it is just as good as "LIFE OF PI" and "ATONEMENT." It dares to be different. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But, more often than not.
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Title: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Today Show Book Club #13) by Mark Haddon ISBN: 0385512104 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 31 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15) by Audrey Niffenegger ISBN: 1931561648 Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty ISBN: 1401300316 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 02 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ISBN: 0142001740 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Three Junes by Julia Glass, Julia Glass ISBN: 0385721420 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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