A flirtatious, confident and rebellious teenager is transformed into an understandably confused and frightened dog by a tramp with magical powers. Sandra has a lot of growing up to do, quickly, to survive as a scrounging stray in a competitive and rough dog's world. She must do the clearest thinking of her life to work out whether she wants to recover her humanity, and if so, how to do it. This is doubly difficult as the brain she must think with is reduced to the scattered consciousness of a dog and the reality of the situation poses enormous problems as she finds herself experiencing all the physical aspects of being a dog, including running with a pack and going on heat.
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"It's original, and challenging and incredibly rude." (Independent )
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In Melvin Burgess' latest novel, a young girl is transformed into a dog, and must cope with all the physical, psychological and material problems that ensue.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
Melvin Burgess' book is a cracking read. It captivated and challenged me at a profound level. However as a father of three children and one of them a teenager, I'm not at all comfortable with recommending it to her or her friends. My misgivings are not based on the gritty style and language or the overt sexual depictions, they are rather based on the vague moral lesson that you can draw from the book. Is life better as a dog or a human? Is it better to live life for sheer selfish pleasure or should we accept that we have a corporate responsibility to one another and therefore are bound to have some restraints on our individual freedom. Furthermore do we not also have a duty to ourselves to practice moral self-restraint for our own physical and psychological well-being? Melvin Burgess at best gives us no answer to these dilemmas, and at worst he seems to draw the uncomfortable conclusion that its fine whatever you choose! Perhaps the lack of moral clarity is deliberate. As a parent however I find it discomforting enough to make me recommend only with caution and disatisfying enough to make me qualify my enthusiasm about the book !
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
Yet again, Melvin Burgess has written an amazing novel. At first I thought it sounded strange, but once I started it I was totally hooked and couldn't put it down. He manages to show how dogs have the same problems as us and also how we have to stand up to the problems, without making it a stupid book. He carefully fiddles with every detail so that you feel the emotions of each character. A wonderful novel by a master with words!
By A. Auburn
Format:Hardcover
This short story is very original and imaginitive. I imagine Burgess' inspiration was the question "Why do homeless people often have dogs?"!
The main character, Sandra is well depicted before and after her transition from human to dog, and Burgess clearly conveys her emotions and her personality.
This book asks some moral questions about life, similarly to Burgess' other more famous book Junk. The reason I gave this story three stars was that the questions it asks make the reader feel really negative. This book makes you feel degraded, especially the ending, which I wont give away.
Its difficult to write about this book without mentioning the ending but I dont want to spoil it.
The book is well written but I wouldnt recommend it as a cheerful read!
The main character, Sandra is well depicted before and after her transition from human to dog, and Burgess clearly conveys her emotions and her personality.
This book asks some moral questions about life, similarly to Burgess' other more famous book Junk. The reason I gave this story three stars was that the questions it asks make the reader feel really negative. This book makes you feel degraded, especially the ending, which I wont give away.
Its difficult to write about this book without mentioning the ending but I dont want to spoil it.
The book is well written but I wouldnt recommend it as a cheerful read!
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