- Paperback: 305 pages
- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd; New edition edition (28 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841954810
- ISBN-13: 978-1841954813
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 266,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sunday Times
By turns hilarious and heartrending. Rhodes is that real, rare thing – a natural storyteller.
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Utterly captivating.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I borrowed this book from my public library, knowing nothing about it or the author besides what it said on the blurb.
Having finished the book I decided to see on Amazon what others thought of it (as I often do). I am surprised by the extreme negative comments that it has been given.
I found it a gripping read, which was funny, shocking, gruesome and moving in turn. I liked the plot device and although I did not empathise particularly with any of the characters found myself drawn into the story because of the different facets of love which the second part of the book illustrated so well.
Having finished the book I decided to see on Amazon what others thought of it (as I often do). I am surprised by the extreme negative comments that it has been given.
I found it a gripping read, which was funny, shocking, gruesome and moving in turn. I liked the plot device and although I did not empathise particularly with any of the characters found myself drawn into the story because of the different facets of love which the second part of the book illustrated so well.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Had never read anything by this author before but had read favourable reviews which encouraged me to purchase this. Lovely little story - pulls on the heartstrings of anyone who has or loves dogs.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have never felt strongly enough about a book to write a review but this book really had a deep impact on me. The cover includes such bold statements as 'hysterically funny' and 'a delight, a masterpiece of beautifully unforced comedy'. These statements are a little misleading to say the least. I actually enjoyed some of the book, I liked the short stories, they were mostly tragic but beautiful and I initially quite liked the main character Cockcroft. I felt the book was leading me to a happy satisying ending but the actual ending was more like a punch in the face. As a dog lover I found the violent end to Timoleon Vieta to be horrific, absolutely heartbreaking. I don't know if I was expected to feel happy for Cockcroft because he gets his happy ending, but I hated him in the end for what he did. I get that the author was probably trying to say something important/arty or make the reader 'feel' something or some other such rubbish but after feeling the negative emotions this book made me feel, it was NOT worth it. I would definitely not recommend this book to anyone who cares about animals, in fact I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who has a heart not made of ice. Depressing and unpleasant, AVOID!
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Weird but wonderful
Such an unusual book. Not the usual doggy diary, more the story of a remarkable little dog and how he impacts on the lives of various people he 'adopts'. Read more
Published 10 days ago by S. Airlie
Wasted talent
Ever since I read his wonderful novel Gold, I have been looking for a Dan Rhodes book that comes up to its marvellous standard of comedy and story-telling. Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. M. M. Stott
Disappointed
In the beginning this book is OK, slightly humorous in places. I quite liked the way we got the 'short story' version of the lives of the characters Timolean Vieta touched in... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Karen
Animal lovers beware!
Like many other reviewers, I felt utterly let down by this book and the misleading statements on the cover about it being hilarous and touching. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Annie12
Difficult For Dog Lovers Maybe... I've Always Preferred Cats
I wasn't sure that a book about a dog `with the saddest eyes' would work for me as I don't tend to like adult books about animals, though I am an animal fan. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2010 by Simon Savidge Reads
It's a great read!
I loved this book and after having read 'Gold', also by Dan Rhodes, I went out searching for another and stumbled upon 'Timoleon Vieta Come Home'. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2010 by M. Arroja
Threw It In The Bin
This book had such hype surrounding it I couldn't wait to get it. It was hard going anyway but I in no way expected the graphic and extremely upsetting ending... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by Ms. L. C. Kelly
Thank God I read the last chapter
I was enjoying this book immensely and on page 123, I liked the dog so much that I thought I should check his ending. After reading the last chapter I didn't read on. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2009 by penfold
one of the best books of all time
There are so many books one reads, but hardly ever remembers a couple of month later.
This book is an exeption. Read more
This book is an exeption. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by universe1763
I hated this book
Not wanting to rant against this I'll keep it short. It was hard to empathise with most of the characters in this book and the style was emotionless and bland. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2008 by Rebecca
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