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Book Review: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech


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Love That Dog
by Sharon Creech

Award-winning author Sharon Creech comes through with what may be the shortest “novel” in history (in terms of word count, at least). And it’s printed entirely in the format of poetry.

It’s partly about poetry; and how, as he learns to appreciate and express himself in poetry, a boy named Jack also comes to terms with the loss of his beloved pet.

It’s one of those stories that gradually pays out information until you go from understanding zero, to knowing the whole picture…without ever once stepping out of the voice of a grade-school poet and doing anything as obvious as narrating what’s going on.

This was my first taste of Sharon Creech. A tiny sip, by all means. But it has whetted my appetite for some of the author’s larger-scaled works, including Walk Two Moons and The Wanderer.

  • Post date
    September 29, 2004
  • Posted by
    Robbie
  • Posted in Book Reviews
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