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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel (originale 2008; edizione 2009)di Garth Stein
Informazioni sull'operaL'arte di correre sotto la pioggia di Garth Stein (2008)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Philosophical and sentimental and a good story. Liked it a lot. ( ) There are a lot of good things in this book. It has some narrative problems, too. Enzo, as the narrator, is probably the most interesting part for me. He's an outsider in large parts of the story, and so he narrates with detailed observations. Sometimes, Stein shows Enzo understanding very well what's going on around him; other times it's an intentional inability to understand that highlights his distance from his human family. It's fun to imagine what a dog might think of just about anything. Enzo's perspective on the story's events and characters ties the whole narrative together. On the downside, for me, it sometimes felt a bit like watching a movie with the color turned up way too high. The challenges in Denny's life aren't just difficult, they're abysmal. Check off nearly every possible thing that could go wrong, and it does. Then, in a too-sudden turn at the end, he finally achieves resolution and rides off into the sunset. After the trials he went through, I don't object to the happy ending. I just wish it had been foreshadowed more effectively and tied into the story more closely as it developed. As it was, it felt like it just dropped in out of the sky at the end, and I couldn't enjoy it the way I really wanted to. Enzo, the dog, and his owner Denny have a special bond. Enzo dreams of becoming a human in his second life. He understands human behavior and learns about many things by watching tv when left at home alone. This is a really good story about Enzo?s faith in Denny and Enzo?s support to him during his years of dealing with the many obstacles that are placed before him. I've avoided reading this book for years despite so many people telling me that they enjoyed it. I saw the dog on the cover and pictured something that just wouldn't work for me since I'm not a huge pet person and am pretty indifferent to dogs overall. I found it to be a charming POV and a nice little page turner. Easy to read and perfect to read as I was traveling. A good start to the new year.
Fans of Marley & Me, rejoice. If you've ever wondered what your dog is thinking, Stein's third novel offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny's old racing videos, coins koanlike aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most steadfast if silent supporter. Enzo is a reliable companion and a likable enough narrator, though the string of Denny's bad luck stories strains believability. Much like Denny, however, Stein is able to salvage some dignity from the over-the-top drama. “I savored Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain for many reasons: a dog who speaks, the thrill of competitive racing, a heart-tugging storyline, and--best of all--the fact that it is a meditation on humility and hope in the face of despair.” Appartiene alle Collane EditorialiHarper Perennial Olive Editions (2014 Olive) Ha l'adattamentoÈ riassunto inHa come guida per lo studentePremi e riconoscimentiMenzioniElenchi di rilievo
℗±Mi chiamo Enzo. Adoro guardare la TV, soprattutto i documentari del National Geographic, e sono ossessionato dai pollici opponibili. Amo il mio nome, lo stesso del grande Ferrari, anche se d'aspetto non gli assomiglio per niente. Per©ø, come lui, adoro le macchine. So tutto: i modelli, le scuderie, i piloti, le stagioni... Me lo ha insegnato Denny. Denny ©· come un fratello per me. Per sbarcare il lunario lavora in un'autofficina, ma in realt© ©· un pilota automobilistico, un asso, anche se per ora siamo in pochi a saperlo. Perch©♭ lui ha delle responsabilit© : deve prendersi cura della sua famiglia e di me, perci©ø non pu©ø dedicarsi interamente alle gare. Eppure ©· un vero campione, l'unico che sappia correre in modo impeccabile sotto la pioggia. E, credetemi, ©· davvero difficile guidare quando c'©· un tempo da cani: io me ne intendo. Tra noi ©· stato amore a prima vista. Ne abbiamo passate tante, negli anni che abbiamo trascorso insieme. Ci sono stati l'incontro con Eve, la nascita di Zo©±, il processo per il suo affidamento... Ah, ho dimenticato di dirvi una cosa importante: sono il cane di Denny, e questa ©· la mia storia.℗ Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
Chiacchierata con l'autoreGarth Stein ha chattato con gli iscritti a LibraryThing da May 17, 2010 a May 28, 2010. Guarda la chat. Discussioni correntiNessunoCopertine popolari
Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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