Lily and the Octopus
Registered by misskiwi06 of Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on 6/24/2017
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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A national bestseller combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, “Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer” (The Washington Post).
Ted—a gay, single, struggling writer is stuck: unable to open himself up to intimacy except through the steadfast companionship of Lily, his elderly dachshund. When Lily’s health is compromised, Ted vows to save her by any means necessary. By turns hilarious and poignant, an adventure with spins into magic realism and beautifully evoked truths of loss and longing, Lily and the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go, and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all.
Introducing a dazzling and completely original new voice in fiction and an unforgettable hound that will break your heart—and put it back together again. Remember the last book you told someone they had to read? Lily and the Octopus is the next one. “Startlingly imaginative...this love story is sure to assert its place in the canine lit pack...Be prepared for outright laughs and searing or silly moments of canine and human recognition. And grab a tissue: “THERE! WILL! BE! EYE! RAIN!” (New York Newsday).
Ted—a gay, single, struggling writer is stuck: unable to open himself up to intimacy except through the steadfast companionship of Lily, his elderly dachshund. When Lily’s health is compromised, Ted vows to save her by any means necessary. By turns hilarious and poignant, an adventure with spins into magic realism and beautifully evoked truths of loss and longing, Lily and the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go, and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all.
Introducing a dazzling and completely original new voice in fiction and an unforgettable hound that will break your heart—and put it back together again. Remember the last book you told someone they had to read? Lily and the Octopus is the next one. “Startlingly imaginative...this love story is sure to assert its place in the canine lit pack...Be prepared for outright laughs and searing or silly moments of canine and human recognition. And grab a tissue: “THERE! WILL! BE! EYE! RAIN!” (New York Newsday).
Die "Handlung" (oder das, was sich in der Vorstellung des Erzählers abspielt?!) ist stellenweise sehr speziell. Wenn man es aus den Augen eines Hundebesitzers liest, dennoch ein wundervolles Buch, bei dem die Tränen fliesen - mal vor Lachen, mal vor Mitgefühl...
Journal Entry 3 by misskiwi06 at Amstelpark in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Sunday, November 5, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (11/5/2017 UTC) at Amstelpark in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands
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I released the book in de Boekenpaal in Amstelpark near "de Hop 2.0".
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