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Woof! Woof! After so many books by our two-legged "best friends" that try to decipher our "secret lives", it's so nice to have someone of our kind tell it like it really is. A dog's life can be very a good one indeed, especially if you are as lucky as the hero of our story to find an aimable human companion like Mayle, author of A Year in Provence, and Hotel Pastis.
In this charming... memoir, Boy, a shaggy but highly intelligent canine of mysterious lineage (we never use the politically incorrect "mutt"), recounts his humble beginnings with his 12 siblings, his abandonment by his mother and later by his unpleasant owner, and his wanderings through the Provencal countryside until he is adopted by the Mayles (an event also recounted in Toujours Provence). Judging from Edward Koren's drawings, what Boy lacks in devasting good looks is made up by his plucky personality... -- Library Journal
In this charming... memoir, Boy, a shaggy but highly intelligent canine of mysterious lineage (we never use the politically incorrect "mutt"), recounts his humble beginnings with his 12 siblings, his abandonment by his mother and later by his unpleasant owner, and his wanderings through the Provencal countryside until he is adopted by the Mayles (an event also recounted in Toujours Provence). Judging from Edward Koren's drawings, what Boy lacks in devasting good looks is made up by his plucky personality... -- Library Journal
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April E. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The story of a stray in Provence told in his own witty, funny words.
Very acute observations of the human animal in its many forms.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very dry humor, but still amusing. it's a pretty quick read.
Laurie S. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
THis is a humorous book written from a dogs perspective. Great stuff.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was very enjoyable. I thought the dog was humorous in a knee-slapping kind of way, and I'm sure I'll be making references to this book down the road. The three chapters I liked the most were when his first owner takes him hunting, the chapter on dog/human communications, and finally the chapter in which he talks about his favorite toys and balls. Although it was a novel of fiction, I'd like to think I got a pretty good perspective on what my dog sometimes thinks about. :)
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Humorous quick read, told from the dog's point of view. The descriptions of Boy's relationship with the "girl next door" and his experience with the "chicken academy" are classic.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is absolulely adorable! The dog who wrote it is witty, intelligent, smarter than the people he lives with in many instances, and so likable.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
From the engaging author of A Year in Provence, this book explores his one-time best friend - his adopted dog. Humorous, touching, and oh-how-recognizable (even to a cat-lover like me!), the anecdotes in this well written book are worth a look.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you're a dog-lover, you'll think this book is hysterical!
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Michelle (I like dogs and I like memoirs, but this humorous novel "memoir" on a dog's life straight from the dog's mouth...er, muzzle...just wasn't enough to keep up my interest. I didn't actually finish it even though there were some funny moments. I guess it just wasn't my style, but it may be yours.
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