Fifteen Dogs
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DV07I4G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
André Alexis' contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. "I wonder," said Hermes, "what it would be like if animals had human intelligence." "I'll wager a year's servitude," answered Apollo, "that animals - any animal you like - would be even more unhappy than humans are if they were given human intelligence." And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks.. The gods watch from above as
"many here among us who think life is but a joke" - Bob Dylan Spoiler alert: You will have a tear in your eye by the end of this metaphysical fantasy- more questions than answers, and pets bewildered by your renewed affection. Warning: this book is guaranteed to detonate arguments in book clubs and college dorms. Decades my have past since you read Greek mythology, but recall . Guillaume Boisset said Of Dogs and Poetry. When reviewing a book such as this one, in which dogs are given human-like powers and intellect, I find it interesting to compare 15 Dogs to Jack London's books, in which dogs, also Canadian ones to boot, are given or at least attributed similar capabilities. Of course for Alexis' Dogs the powers are divinely grante. "I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it in a few days" according to DCoh. First amazon book review but felt compelled after reading this book in just a few days. It is not a heavy book and the plot is clear, humorous, and deeply contemplative. There was something captivating about taking such a unique, fresh perspective as dogs with minds fable. What happens when dogs gain human intellige