tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post6885889052107117178..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Completed: The Art of Racing in the Rainkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-61640928145605408132012-02-28T21:33:53.972-05:002012-02-28T21:33:53.972-05:00Yes, for sure in the summer. This is the kind of b...Yes, for sure in the summer. This is the kind of book I could pick up from someone, too. I definitely remember hearing a lot of buzz about it. For a while, I felt like EVERYONE was reading it, so I feel like I'll stumble across it at some point.<br /><br />You did a great job selling it, seriously. I'd read it.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-40953583834617492752012-02-28T15:06:33.288-05:002012-02-28T15:06:33.288-05:00Obviously, I have no problem "buying" st...Obviously, I have no problem "buying" stories like this, as, of course, from time to time I thought the darned book was written by a dog! Heh. :)<br /><br />While reading this book, I kept thinking of <i>Room</i>, where the narrator was a child. I'm so happy we have this blog, as I just went back and <a href="http://jennyandkellyreadbooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/child-as-narrator-and-why-do-we-read.html" rel="nofollow">read what we both wrote</a> about that book! I was irritated by that narrator (which I don't really remember now -- I just remember liking the book) and you were okay with him, although, as you state above, you generally hate first-person narration, especially by a child. <br /><br />Maybe it has a lot to do with the voice -- the voice of Enzo is really likable and sweet. You know, like a dog. ;) I wonder if that would be enough for you to overcome your issues, or if you'd just feel like, "Come on! It's a DOG." the whole time. Heh. You could seriously read this book in a couple of hours, so if you ever want to give it a try, it wouldn't take up much of your time. (Perhaps in the summer.)kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-13769608494192502312012-02-28T12:12:39.008-05:002012-02-28T12:12:39.008-05:00Huh. I have heard of this title a bunch of times (...Huh. I have heard of this title a bunch of times (it's a good title!) but had no idea what it was about. <br /><br />You're really selling it and it sounds good, but I just generally am not a fan of the animal-as-narrator. Unless, you know, it's a picture book. I wonder why that is---maybe it's related to my long and well documented problems with the first person narrator. I'm already disinclined to "buy" those stories, and it's even harder when it's a non-human. But this book does sound charming. <br /><br />Ironically, this dog wants to be human, but I'd give anything to come back as someone's well-loved housecat. Now that's the life!<br /><br />JJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.com