Rebecca W. (vizslalady) reviewed on 5/4/2009 + 171 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 7

Not a typical memoir or a typical dog book - Mark Doty is a poet by profession and so his memoir about the loss of his partner and the dogs that helped him through it is infused with poetry by Emily Dickinson and others. The memoir also covers the events of 9/11 by someone who was in New York at the time. Doty reflects on life and death, the difference between despair and depression, and more. You will love his dogs, Arden and Beau, and in the end you will cry too. It was an excellent, and thought provoking read.

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