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The Dog of the South
The Dog of the South
Author: Charles Portis
Ray Midge goes in pursuit of his wife Norma, who has run away with her first husband, following her via her credit card receipts from Arkansas to Central America. There he meets the eccentric and visionary Dr. Reo Symes. Symes is seeking an elusive spiritual guru named John Selmer Dix, Ray is seeking his wife, and the two team up in a madcap roa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553341690
ISBN-10: 0553341693
Pages: 245
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 5
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Portis writes well written stories about misfits put in extraordinary situations. Somehow he never talks down to them or makes fun of them, even though the situations are somewhat outlandish, you can see how...sure that could happen! I love the optimism in the face of sure disaster that his character possess and the way they can see the trees and have no clue there's a forest.
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domesticavalanche avatar reviewed The Dog of the South on + 6 more book reviews
An interesting story for easy read about this character Midge who is in the mid-twenties embarking on trip to get his wife and his car back from his acquaintance that stole both. He makes interesting observations about the characters he meets.

This book may not be profound, but will not bore you.


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