Lily and the Octopus
Ratings15
Average rating4.1
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.)
From chapter one, I knew this wasn't going to end on a happy note (spoiler alert: Old Yeller for the 21st century!) but I could not put it down. I cried like a baby.
I enjoyed this very much. It's a witty, engaging, emotional story, and it was fun to read something so contemporary.