- Paperback: 330 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; Ace mass-market ed edition (29 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441005136
- ISBN-13: 978-0441005130
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,444,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stock reports, limos, and cocktail parties are replaced by fairy-tale forests, magical creatures, and hideous monsters when a high-powered executive wakes up as a dog.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
A thoroughly enjoyable book for those fans of fantasy that have grown up (if not matured).
We're not dealing with high literature, but with a storyline based on a Wall Street type turned into a dog, what do you expect? Still Carroll writes well and has produced a very fluid read, I'm looking forward to reading Dog Eat Dog.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A very amusing and intelligent satire.
9 Jun 1997
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"Top Dog" is an excellent example of what great
fiction should be: creative, amusing,
completely immersive, yet containing the
seeds of some very serious ideas. It makes
for some wonderful reading, and in the end,
is actually quite thought provoking as well.
Our hero, a wall-street raider with a razor
mind and a weak set of ethics, wakes up to find himself incarnated as a huge shaggy dog. That's bad enough, but he's apparently been relocated to a new planet as well, complete with talking animals and storybook characters. Good news: he's a valued asset in this new home. Bad news: Satan is the one doing the valuing. In short
order, our dog friend must learn his way around
this magical world, which is enmeshed in a
titanic battle between Good and Evil. Now, if
only he could determine which would give him
the best return on investment.
A very intelligent, playful and ultimately
serious read. I recommend it to anyone who
is looking for something out of the ordinary
this summer.
fiction should be: creative, amusing,
completely immersive, yet containing the
seeds of some very serious ideas. It makes
for some wonderful reading, and in the end,
is actually quite thought provoking as well.
Our hero, a wall-street raider with a razor
mind and a weak set of ethics, wakes up to find himself incarnated as a huge shaggy dog. That's bad enough, but he's apparently been relocated to a new planet as well, complete with talking animals and storybook characters. Good news: he's a valued asset in this new home. Bad news: Satan is the one doing the valuing. In short
order, our dog friend must learn his way around
this magical world, which is enmeshed in a
titanic battle between Good and Evil. Now, if
only he could determine which would give him
the best return on investment.
A very intelligent, playful and ultimately
serious read. I recommend it to anyone who
is looking for something out of the ordinary
this summer.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
An excellent book
14 Mar 1998
Format:Paperback
Starts off running (literally) and doesn't stop 'til the end. I wanted it to continue at the end (always a good sign). The "hero" is continuously challenged as to whether to follow good or evil, and responds in a sensible rather than altruistic fashion. The side story of him as a very intelligent dog trying to guide a "master" away from danger had unique differences from the standard dog tries to help master plot.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Really loved this book!
20 Nov 1997
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a book that makes you step back and re-evaluate your priorities, while entertaining you at the same time. I enjoyed the mixture of fantasy and "real-world" settings, though the comparison made me wonder which world is in fact the more fantastic. For anyone who enjoys a little off-beat fantasy or even a morality tale, this is a worthwhile read.
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