Rated of 5
by Phyllis Natanek In My Top Twenty
I chose this book for our Book Club, having heard the good, the bad and the ugly as far as reviews went. Controversy appeals to me! I could not stop reading 'Edgar Sawtelle'. I found the writing style quite suited to the book, and quite pleasing to me. The story's substance was foreshadowed in the Prologue, and this was the first taste of the Elizabethen flavor that seasoned the chapters. And now I will speak of the dogs. I raised, trained and bred dogs for over 20 years. Large dogs. The 'Sawtelle' dogs are believable, are possible. Breeding for their peculiar area of intelligence is also within the realm of reality. I do believe that with my background in animal husbandry, a degree in English, a love of Shakespeare, and a senior's life experiences that I got a lot out of this truly magnificent book.
Rated of 5
by Jodes Edgar Sawtelle
It is very rare for me to not finish a book but occasionally I say to myself "there are so many great books out there and so little time why should I waste it reading a book that is not interesting me at all". The characters were quite boring and I found I could not really care about them, the storyline was interesting but the telling of it was long winded. Perhaps you need to be American to appreciate it.
Rated of 5
by Barb The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
This book had so much buzz and I spent the greater part of a year trying to get it at 2 libraries. Well, after finally sitting down the book, I spent 2 days of enjoyable reading. Then came the last chapter and I was MOST disappointed and even confused. Why would the author leave his story without closure? Are the readers to make up their own conclusion? I was angry and told a host of friends that are dog lovers not to read it. I will not look for this author again. I am happy to see other negative reviews; that helps a bit!
Rated of 5
by Emily 3 The Beautiful Story!! 3
This story was, I think one of the best,THE best books I have ever read,I am 12 years old and the chapter about Almondine moved me to tears.(And the last chapter.) Sad ending but sort of bitter sweet.This book was very touching and I loved the connection between Edgar, Almondine, and the kennel dogs! I also love how you included everyone's point of view too. Henry was a good person to add into the story as well.JOB WELL DONE!!! Keep writing!!! OH...and please write a sequel!!!
Rated of 5
by Molly Stevens The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The book captivated me. The minute I closed the book, I turned it over and reread it. So much more clarity,understanding and appreciation emerged the second time around. I have never had a book affect me as this one did.The author had incredible insight into all the characters' including the dogs points of view!!
Rated of 5
by Kathy Evans Beautifulinsightful book
I thought that this was one of the best books I have ever read. Wroblewski's insight into the minds of dogs took my breath away. Right down to the fact that their feet "smell like popcorn" was right on target. I'm 66 and have raised, trained and rescued dogs all my adult life and simply marveled at his apparent relationship with dogs.
I'm also a retired school teacher and have worked with special needs kids. The coming of age of Edgar was heart warming, sad, funny and so believable. What a wonderful guy and so good with the dogs. His training techniques were brilliant and the care he showed toward the adult dogs and the puppies could be an example for any of us who love and live with dogs.
As for the ending...that's life guys. We can't always have all the answers all the time. Sure it was sad, however, it was believable. Just like real life, we sometimes have to fill in the blanks. It's upsetting in real life as well, but, that's the way it is.
I would strongly recommend this book. Being a retired reading specialist, however, I would tend to recommend it to adult readers regardless of age. In order to be able to deal with the "unusual" ending and to have it not ruin this beautiful book one needs to understand that not all stories are going to have a predictable ending or one that we necessarily like. In the case of "Edgar Sawtelle" you simply need to put together everything that happened in the book and to Edgar to be able to come up with your own ending. I enjoyed the challenge after getting over the temporary disappointment.
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