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renardthefox's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
So let's get this out of the way: FLUSH is the biography of a dog. By Virginia Woolf. (I am struggling not to write Woof…) And it's good! Mostly.
The book begins with extremely eugenicist energy; we should breed humans like dogs - because that worked SO WELL for dogs, right? *Wheezes in pug* (Of course this is not the only - or even main - problem with eugenics. But putting aside the sheer fascism of eugenics, this is just a bad comparison.)
Anyway. After THAT we get to know Flush. He's a lovely wee doggo. Woolf really captures the dogginess; this is not a particularly anthropomorphised dog.
The style of the biography is a pastiche of Eminent Victorian biographies. Woolf really took Lytton Strachey's idea to its logical conclusion.
The foreword in this edition is, however, the most interesting part of it. I don't know if I agree with all the points made, but they're certainly something to chew on as you read FLUSH.
The book begins with extremely eugenicist energy; we should breed humans like dogs - because that worked SO WELL for dogs, right? *Wheezes in pug* (Of course this is not the only - or even main - problem with eugenics. But putting aside the sheer fascism of eugenics, this is just a bad comparison.)
Anyway. After THAT we get to know Flush. He's a lovely wee doggo. Woolf really captures the dogginess; this is not a particularly anthropomorphised dog.
The style of the biography is a pastiche of Eminent Victorian biographies. Woolf really took Lytton Strachey's idea to its logical conclusion.
The foreword in this edition is, however, the most interesting part of it. I don't know if I agree with all the points made, but they're certainly something to chew on as you read FLUSH.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, and Kidnapping
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Kidnapping, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, and Pregnancy
emmagreenwood's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Classism
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