by Mark Levin
Hm. Famous guy writes about his dog. I know his family loved the dog very much, and he was special to them, but I just didn\’t feel anything special about this book. There was nothing amazing about Sprite like, say, the feats of Moobli, nor was the book funny like Marley. It\’s not very well-written (in my opinion) so aside from that, just a nice (rather sad) story about a family dog. On the one hand, there are tons of families out there with beloved dogs who can relate to his story, on the other hand I\’m not sure why the effort to write Rescuing Sprite. Half of it seems to be the author gushing about how wonderful and special his dog is, without making me understand why; and the other half he\’s just talking about himself and outpouring his guilt for not having prolonged the dog\’s life more. Sprite was an older dog adopted when he already had most of his life behind him and a plethora of health problems. Unfortunately by the time his new family figured out what was going on, it was pretty much too late to save him. They only owned him for two years. (All the more reason why I kept wanting to know what was so special about Sprite? He says the dog gave their family so much more than they ever did for him, and yet I didn\’t see it). The ending is really very sad, especially the months of grief and guilt he went through after the dog\’s death. So… I would say unless you are a dog-lover, or have owned and lost a dog, or don\’t mind crying at the end of a dog story, this book probably won\’t have much for you. It was merely an okay read for me. It\’s simply that I\’ve read so many other dog stories that were much better told.
Rating: 2/5 …….. 216 pages, 2007
More opinions at:
American Dog Blog
Thoughts, Commentary and other Various Ramblings