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Book Review of The Dogs of Babel

The Dogs of Babel
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I've had this book on my shelf for a while, and always found something I thought would be more interesting to read. The title just didn't draw me in. But as I got into this book, I realized that I was enjoying reading about the lives of the main characters. The husband is grieving and trying to figure out why his wife was found dead after falling from an apple tree in their back yard. The only observer? Their dog Lorelei. As is sometimes the case in extreme grief, he does some things that make little sense and which have his colleagues shaking their heads. But the book is surprisingly well written and insightful.