Wednesday, November 9, 2011

A Dog's Purpose, A Novel for Humans / W. Bruce Cameron / 319 pages / Food

This is an unusual book!  Told in first person, in the voice of a dog, it recounts various lives of a dedicated good dog who struggles to what is right and please his/her humans.  It was hard to accept that a dog was telling the story and harder yet to reconcile his reincarnations as he maintained all his memories from past lives.  It is a heartwarming story that shows us "that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.

Bailey takes advantage when the cat opens the snack cupboard door.  He eats potato chips right through the bag, and enjoys many food items he would never have dreamed he could have.  One of his favorite humans is Ethan's grandfather.  He often slips him snacks from the table, but only when Grandma is not watching. Baily describes both dog food and human food from a dog's perspective.

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