Rated of 5
by Bookwoman44 Glad I read it!
There was so much buzz about The Story of Edgar Sawtelle I had to read it and I am glad I did! The language and imagery in the novel was beautiful but I felt , in places, the story lost it's momentum. I knew it would have a sad ending as it has been compared to Hamlet (and what is sadder than that story?) I really could only recommend this book to the most serious readers
Rated of 5
by THe little girl who cried wolf Angry at the end
I enjoyed the depth of the relationship between Edgar and his beloved dogs. It was very well written and insightful - it made me think. Like many others have said though, the end was a huge disappointment that left me feeling unsatisfied and angry! It seemed like the author forgot to write the last few chapters of the book. I actually made up a different ending in my head just to stop my mind reeling with so many questions.
Rated of 5
by Sean M Did you REALLY like this?
As I write this I have just finished the book not twenty minutes ago. I suffered through the last 250 pages and I am so glad that it is done. I expected that the ending would be disappointing as it would match the rest of the book. The author just rattles on in an attempt to create a scene but it comes across as trying way to hard to weave words instead of building characters. There is nothing bringing the story together...just several random meaningless mini-tales. I would say that the only moment that I felt something at all was when Edgar discovers his father dead. On the other hand, the entire waterspout storm scene was easily the worst segment of the book being truly painful to read. To sum up, I felt no attachment to the characters and did not see anything special about being a Sawtelle Dog. I am certainly shocked to see these glowing reviews and find it hard to believe that those people read the same book as I did.
Rated of 5
by Cathy Beyond Disappointment
I felt the book turned into a let's admire the author's use of language, the turn of one more lyrical phrase (how does he do it) and the use of all those embedded stories along the way: a transition tale, a bucolic tale, a dog lover's dream story; a boy who has no voice, a dog who gives him voice. It was a wonderful idea but the story was over the top and an insult to a reader who was lured into the dynamics of the story; the foreboding, the danger, the parallels to tragic figures, the transcendence. The dogs were developed in their character; Edgar was well developed; however, the rest of the family was not explored and it left the reader burned. Because Gar, Claude and Trudy and the other characters lacked an internal development, the wild gratuitous ending which was coming and coming for 100s of pages lost all significance and was experienced as an insult to our attachments to Edgar, the dogs and our energies in reading the book to begin with.
Rated of 5
by LA Is that all?
I was expecting too much from this book because of the hype. The first part was enticing and I found myself trying to decide if this was going to be a shocking mystery, or some deep story. It was neither. There were too many plot lines, too many unedited spins to nowhere and it all just led to a big clunk for me.
Rated of 5
by Debbie Dissatisfying Ending
I have to concur with Judy. The 1st half of the book showed great promise, but I found the ending to be rather abrupt and truly lacking. Far too many questions were left unanswered and the book had a dismal ending. Like everyone, my time is precious; so to invest one's time in reading a noveI there comes an anticipation of being satisfied and well pleased with the ending. I finished this book feeling cheated and even a little bit angry; angry that my investment of time had resulted in such a dreadful ending. A real disappointment to say the least. It's doubtful I will ever read any other works by this author. Sorry David.
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