When I run out of things to read and nothing on my wish list is "doing it for me" I head the bookstore on my lunch break and browse the display tables.
This book caught my eye but didn't interest me enough and i ended up leaving the Border's book store empty-handed.
I hit Barnes and Noble and found the same book - I had just finished Bill Bryson's A Short history of Nearly Everything so I was in the mood for some fiction - brain candy.
Against my better judgement, I bought the book and I am glad I did.
The story is of a wealthy man who loses it all and a dog who is raised in a cellar as a fight dog. Their paths cross and they essentially save each other. one of the things that makes this book interesting is that portions of the story are told first-person from the vantage point of the dog. Usually, in these cases, you can count on a certain amount of processed cheese - but not in this case.
The chapters written by the dog seemed unusually insightful and they have caused me to look over at my own companion and think, "Huh, is that what it is like in your head?"
It's a great story - all the graphic violence of the dog-fighting angle is left out (thankfully) but the writer manages to grab your heart and squeeze without having to get into the muck and mire.
Great book - highly recommended!
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