Lily and the Octopus
Ratings15
Average rating4.1
15
Ratings15
Average rating4.1
'Intelligently written, finely observed and surprisingly moving, this is a book you'll find hard to put down' GRAEME SIMSION, author of The Rosie Project Companions come in all shapes and sizes. Companionship lasts forever. Ted and Lily - Enjoy long walks. Watch films together. Have been known to share a pizza. Love each other fiercely. Have been inseparable for 12 years. But there is one more twist to come in this tail ... 'An utterly charming novel' Red 'Singular, spectacular, and touchingly tentacular' Chris Cleave 'Hilarious. Heartbreaking. Weeping buckets. You'll love it' Patrick Ness 'Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer ... Reading this heart-wrenching but ultimately breathtaking novel was a very profound experience ... As Lily might say, 'YOU! MUST! READ! THIS! BOOK!' Washington Post 'Will steal your heart' Daily Mail 'Peppered with laughter and heart-tugging moments' Sun
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Beautiful, funny, sad – keep a box of tissues close by because you're going to need them. About halfway through the book I realized this is a novel, not a memoir, but it reads very personal like a memoir.
I wasn't enjoying the protagonist's voice in this. Plus, I realized I don't want to read about a dog dying.
I don't read many pet books because they all start and end the same way due to natural life span differences. This was a unique view of the relationship with a elderly dachshund and her lonely, isolated, alcoholic owner. He interprets her decline through his active denial, writing skills, and dreams. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.
I think it's best if you read this one for yourself. How do you know it might be a book for you? Take a look at the cover. What do you think? Appealing? I say buy it.
(Warning...spoilers...Note that it is a dog book. Surely you know what dog books encompass? I'll say no more.)
