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Loading... Dog Years: A Memoirby Mark Doty
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The book is everything you'd expect from Mark Doty: fearlessly compassionate, wise, transcendent. Doty is simply one of the best writers around, one who makes you joyous that he is thinking and writing in this world. D_Eligh | Aug 17, 2008 |   Amazing, deeply felt, beautiful writing (  )jghewson | Jun 25, 2008 | Memory of Sam, our golden, who looked very much like the cover, led me to grab this book. Seeking support for my memories got in the way of the rich language and personal loss of a partner in the beginning. Once it dawned on me that this is a book about presence and passing, not only did memory and emotion return, they became enlightened by new facets of meaning. (  )mielniczuk | May 3, 2008 | I thought the book was beautifully written. There are parts that, in my opinion, are works of art. It was interesting, funny and made tears stream down my face. I loved it. ( )jolynna | Jul 20, 2007 | 1  After the beginning pages, which were a little tedious, I really loved this book. I'm not a dog person, but the deaths of his dogs brought real tears to my eyes. ( )bobbieharv | Jul 9, 2007 | 0.060 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0061171018, Paperback)When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he brings home Beau, a large, malnourished golden retriever in need of loving care. Joining Arden, the black retriever, to complete their family, Beau bounds back into life. Before long, the two dogs become Doty's intimate companions, and eventually the very life force that keeps him from abandoning all hope during the darkest days. Dog Years is a poignant, intimate memoir interwoven with profound reflections on our feelings for animals and the lessons they teach us about living, love, and loss. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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