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A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life
Author: Peter Mayle
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 Pr...  more » 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
ISBN-13: 9780679762676
ISBN-10: 0679762671
Publication Date: 5/28/1996
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 63 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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ccwriter avatar reviewed A Dog's Life on + 186 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
If you liked "A Year in Provence," this is for you -- same author, writing about his dog.
LaurieS avatar reviewed A Dog's Life on + 504 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
THis is a humorous book written from a dogs perspective. Great stuff.
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Helpful Score: 3
Boy is the key character in this humorous little book written by Peter Mayle. This dog is based on a dog Mayle once adopted whose "uncertain origins and dubious hunting skills" made him a dog only the author and his wife could love. Boy tells his own story from amorous approaches to a female far too little to really love to cats which he abhors and chases out of his territory to chickens which are a form of "sport and nourishment."

It's a light read that can be best enjoyed by dog lovers/owners. Boy encounters all manner of experiences to neighbors with whom he runs afoul for many reasons, to a little boy whose teddy bear he chewed to pieces causing indigestion, to prancing about during his owners' dinner parties. I choose light reads like this as I work on heavier reads. Nice, short and fun. And, as I reflect in this witty read, let me share a quote from the book: To err is human. To forgive is canine."
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Helpful Score: 1
If you're a dog-lover, you'll think this book is hysterical!
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Helpful Score: 1
Very dry humor, but still amusing. it's a pretty quick read.
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merrytranslator avatar reviewed A Dog's Life on + 68 more book reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed this short book written from the point of view of Boy, a dog who's not short on personality. He belongs to the author of A Year in Provence, so you get a good dose of British humor and Boy's thoughts about French plumbing, food, and more. A fun afternoon read. And the illustrations are RICH!
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If you own a dog who owns you be sure you are sitting down when you read this hilarious book because you'll be laughing at yourself as well as the author. Delightful!
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Quick and enjoyable read. Great for an afternoon.
ktsmny avatar reviewed A Dog's Life on + 29 more book reviews
I laughed out loud. This dog has such personality. I want him to come live with me.... with all his bad habits!


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