Delicious Reads: garth stein

Saturday, July 16, 2011

"The Art of Racing in the Rain" {by Garth Stein} Book Review

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Author: Garth Stein

# of Pages: 336

Year Published: 2008

Publisher: Harper Collins

Genre: Fiction

Summary:

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.

Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through.

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life...as only a dog could tell it.

Our rating for this book...

For our July book club meeting we read and discussed,
"The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein.

Shalease was our fearless moderator starting our book club ENGINES running with a fun trivia 'RACE game!'
There were two teams answering book trivia questions trying to get to the FINISH LINE first but there can only be one winner...

{The game and table set up}

...and the WINNERS who reached the FINISH LINE first were...................

"Boo-yeah", my team!!
{no thanks to me!}

Getting some delicious Italian inspired "la buona cucina" before our book discussion.

"Molto delizioso"

The room was divided almost in half with "dog people" and "non-dog people" which made for interesting discussion!
If you didn't know, I am an avid "DOG PERSON." Maybe you've seen one of my dozens of dog pictures that I post daily on Facebook....I may have a problem.

The MANY faces of Cassandra, Bethany and Kitch!
In the first picture I told them to act like they were racing.
In the second picture I told them to smile.
And in the third picture I told them to be silly.
They are all adorable.