Reviews with content warning for Grief - The Art of Racing in the Rain

Definitely a book for dog lovers. We all want to know that our dogs love us as much as we love them. That we are giving them as much as they give us. Enzo shows that he loves his family as much as they love him.

Enzo is living a wonderfully happy life with his human Denny. Denny loves to race cars and be with Enzo, but then Denny meets another human. At first, Enzo is not a fan of Eve. Eve is taking Denny's time and he doesn't want anyone to take Denny's time. But Eve does something that Enzo likes which is bring him Zoe. Zoe is life-changing for Enzo. Enzo loves the tiny human almost as much as Denny.

When Eve gets sick Enzo stays with her for a while to make her feel better. Eve has to leave to live with her other humans and Zoe while she tries to get better. This is a lot for a dog to handle.

The story is told well through the dogs perspective. There are obvious gaps in the story as the dog wasn't involved in situations. The story is told through conversations that he overhears so the reader doesn't really miss anything.

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pageafter_paige's review against another edition

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The way the author writes women is uncomfortable to me. The scene with the 15 year old female cousin seemed creepy and irrelevant to book that’s supposed to be from a dogs pov. I thought this was going to be better and more wholesome I guess? Instead the dog hates women but I don’t see how that’s necessary…

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leweylibrary's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The book being told from the pov of a dog was interesting, although sometimes it was just really awkward and too forced. It was also obviously much more about the humans and their DRAMATIC ass story than it was dog, and that's a bummer really.

There was also one part concerning sexual assault that I just could not handle, and the victim blaming after the fact really made my skin crawl.

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pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

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hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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alexisgarcia's review

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

while i liked the story being told from the perspective of the dog, some parts of this just made me uncomfortable. there were some really gross comments made about a young teen girl in this which just grossed me out.

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brie_fern's review

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emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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annelihghh's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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