One Good Dog
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- ISBN13: 9780312571252
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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“One Excellent Dog is a wonderful novel: a moving, tender, and brilliantly crafted tale about two fighters—one a man, one a dog— hoping to place the fight behind, who ultimately find their salvation in each additional. Susan Wilson’s clear and unflinching style is perfectly suited for her tale that strips away the trappings and toys we all hide behind, and exposes our essential need to give and accept like in order to thrive.”—Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling leader of The Art of Racing in the Rain
Adam March is a self-made “Master of the Universe.” He has it all: the gorgeous wife, the high-powered job, the glittering circle of friends. But there is a fee to be paid for all these trappings, and the pressure is mounting—until the day Adam makes a fatal mistake. His assistant leaves him a message with three words: your sister called. What no one knows is that Adam’s sister has been missing for decades. That she represents the excruciatingly painful past he has left behind. And that her absence has secretly tormented him all these years. When his assistant brushes off his request for an explanation in favor of her more pressing personal call, Adam loses it. And all hell breaks loose.
Adam is escorted from the building. He loses his job. He loses his wife. He loses the life he’s worked so hard to achieve. He doesn’t judge it is possible to sink any lower when he is assigned to work in a soup kitchen as a form of community service. But unbeknownst to Adam, this is where his life will meet with Chance.
Adam is escorted from the building. He loses his job. He loses his wife. He loses the life he’s worked so hard to achieve. He doesn’t judge it is possible to sink any lower when he is assigned to work in a soup kitchen as a form of community service. But unbeknownst to Adam, this is where his life will meet with Chance.
Chance is a mixed breed Pit Bull. He’s been born and raised to fight and seldom leaves the dirty basement where he is kept between fights. But Chance is not a victim or a monster. It is Chance’s unique spirit that helps him escape and puts him in the path of Adam.
What transpires is the tale of one man, one dog, and how they save each additional—in ways they never could have expected.
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I give 5 Stars for a book that’s a keeper on my shelf, to be savored & re-read, learning new layers and perspectives. This book is not that. This would qualify as a quick beach read: light, excellent pace & suspenseful moments.
Too many excellent moments got “glossed over” for me; where there could have been more depth and emotion, left me feeling “flat.” Adam’s perfect & utter fall from grace felt implausible (for a guy with 3 houses & servants for each, I reflect this case would’ve been settled out of court and the tale would’ve finished by page 5). The stakes just weren’t high enough for Adam’s descent into poverty and unemployment.
I reflect the “bird’s eye view” narrative kept me from getting steeped in the tale. I cared about the characters, but I didn’t weep or feel their pain or joy. Even the dog’s thoughts didn’t draw me in.
The tale had potential to be fantastic, but just fell fleeting.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
This well written tale of redemption will tug at your heartstrings and place you with a satisfied feeling. Although the main character’s fall from grace seems a bit drastic, it sets up the plot perfectly for the inevitable meeting between man and dog. Wilson’s prose moves along at a quick pace and achieves incredible insight into the mind of a dog (at least I reflect so, but not being a dog, I can’t be certain). Adam’s life has lots of highs and lows and I felt every emotion and admit to a few tears along the way. Highly recommended for lovers of underdogs and just unadorned dogs.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
If you loved “The Art of Racing In The Rain” you will like “One Excellent Dog”! If you have ever loved a dog, you will like “One Excellent Dog”! If you have ever been loved by a dog, you will like “One Excellent Dog”! “One Excellent Dog” by Susan Wilson is one excellent book!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
In the tradition of Marley and Me and The Art of Racing in the Rain, One Excellent Dog is a moving book about how a dog changes a human’s life for the better.
Adam March, a ruthless, self-made Boston millionnaire seems to have it all, living a picture perfect life, surrounded by wealth and privilege. Then, in one instant, all of that changes, and he finds himself alone, unemployed, and doing community service in a homeless shelter. Chance, a pit bull mix bred as a fighting dog, living in a dark and vicious world, takes a random moment to escape from his captors. Human and dog come together, and as One Excellent Dog unfolds, both fight for a chance at a new life. This is a tale of like, loyalty, new discoveries, and redemption, told from the point of view of Adam March, but also from the point of view of Chance, the ex- fighting dog.
Wilson masterfully lets Chance tell the tale in his own words. Some of the passages describing his fighting life are disturbing, but his gradual introduction to the world of being a pet dog are charming and heartwarming. I establish this book hard to place down. The narrative from the two different points of views fascinated me and added to the pace of the tale. You’ll find yourself routing for the initially extremely unlikeable character of Adam March and for the dog with the rough beginning.
Entertaining, moving, and heartwarming, fans of dog life tale, or pet life tale in all-purpose, will painstakingly delight in this book.
Ingrid King, Leader
Buckley’s Tale
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I highly recommend “One Excellent Dog.” It is a tale that will tear at your heart strings and make you judge in the excellent in all creatures. Not just for dog lovers, this book has universal appeal because it speaks to the various bonds we make in our lives.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5