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 enlarge | Author: David Wroblewski
Publisher: Ecco
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Rating:  856 reviews
Sales Rank: 2344
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.5 x 2
ISBN: 0061374229
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061374227
ASIN: 0061374229
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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 Edgar and Almondine January 3, 2009
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was quite literally the best book I have read in my life. And I'm waiting for time to pass when i can pick up this amazing novel and read it again. We are aching for another novel... come quick.. Every time I read another book the writing just cannot come close to what this author has done. So as sad as this sounds I have been spoiled. Every book here on out brings on a yawn... ughhh.. it makes me cringe.....
In my top 2 books of all time! January 3, 2009
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am not an expert reviewer, but I had to put my two-cents in, as I see the reviews on this are so mixed! For me, this was an AMAZING BOOK. It was a pure pleasure to read (although not what I'd call "an easy read"). Wroblewski's prose is masterful and I found myself just savoring his writing. As I read, new questions opened up for me and I was compelled to press on, to find answers. When I did put the book down, I found my thoughts going back to Edgar's world and those questions. I found this a very spiritual book, especially the chapter from Almondine's (Edgar's devout canine companion) viewpoint. I don't think of myself as a romantic, but I felt that chapter embodies love and the undying bond between two souls that are destined to be together forever. I haven't often felt that a book has "changed me", and I'm not sure how to explain what the change is, but I feel like this book will have a lasting effect on how I look at love.
 Lack of imagination January 2, 2009
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the story of Edgar Sawtelle until the end of the story. The ending, in my humble opinion showed a real lack of imagination on the part of the author. It's like he ran out of room and was limited in how many pages he could print so he just abruptly ended it by shoving the characters off a cliff one by one. What a grotesque ending! It made absolutely no sense at all. It didn't connect with the rest of the story. Innocence, love, compassion, goodness, loyalty, truth and devotion were totally punished in the end. No one ever learned the truth about what happened to his father, and everything good was totally destroyed. Even what happened to the dogs didn't make sense if that was supposed to be the point of the story. What was "the next dog" suppose to do? Return to the wild? That is a contradiction in how is grandfather defined "the next dog" and the goals of the Sawtelle's. I had to go back through the story to see if I missed something along the way. I could not believe that the author would leave the story with such an incomplete ending.
This "could" have been a great book but it wasn't. Instead it is just one of those books that leave a really bad taste in your mouth and you wonder why you even bothered to read it. It's good up to a point. If you decide to read it, when Edgar decides to turn around and go home, stop reading and imagine for yourself how you would "like" for the story to end because if you read to the end, you will really be disappointed.
The best part of the book is learning about the dogs...
 A Poor Story Very Well Written January 2, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While the author is a clearly talented wordsmith, the story was too flawed to be salvaged by the author's talents. The scattered mystical and super-natural elements were never explained. This undermined the entire experience of the novel. Edgar was a compelling and well developed character but the story itself couldn't keep pace with it's main character.
 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle January 2, 2009
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you would like to read a deppresive and tragic story, then this book is for you. If you are a dog lover, do not read it. It starts with the poisoning and death of an innocent three-legged dog. The book continues with the miscarriage and burial of a baby, the death of a puppy, the murder of Edgar's father by his own brother, the death of Edgar's dog, Almondine, while Edgar is away. The end is the death of Edgar in a fire at their barn and their dogs left to defend to themselves. Very disappointed that Oprah would have picked this book. Absolutely hated it!
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