ePub ☆ Huck The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family and a Whole Town About Hope and Happy Endings ï Janet Elder
Citement of a new puppy would be the perfect antidote to the strain on the family of months of arduous treatments for her illness The prospect of a new puppy would be an affirmation of life a powerful talisman for them all On Thanksgiving weekend soon after the grueling months of treatments are over Huck a sweet mischievous red haired toy poodle joins the family and wins everyone’s heart A few months later the family ventures to baseball’s spring training leaving Huck with Janet’s sister in Ramsey New Jersey Barely twenty four hours into the trip Janet receives the dreaded phone call Huck has slipped through the ba I wanted to like this book if for no other reason then I loved the cover picture which so reminded me of Dublin But unfortunately I couldn't So many reasons why First the author Janet Elder is writes for the NY Times Which would lead you to believe that she is a good writer She may be a good reporter but writer no I found the writing tedious Very laborious Really do I need to know every whine your son makes and every back story of how each couple who offered to help you met Plus just a nagging uestion on my partwhy the continual referral to your sister's house as the Clarks instead of Aunt Barbara if that was her name I can honestly say I never refer to my sibling's houses or sistersbrothers in law houses by last name I guess the biggest issue I had was their caraciture of the NJ suburbs Ramsey compared to NY how uaint she made it seem compared to the worldly and obviously better in her view urban life of NY And maybe just maybe if you had taught your dog the simple command come this whole situation could have been avoided I am glad spoiler alert that alls well that ends well and the dog is found and they all leave happily ever after hopefully with some help of a trainer
Janet Elder ï Huck The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family and a Whole Town About Hope and Happy Endings eBook
Huck The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family and a Whole Town About Hope and Happy EndingsHuck is a page turning unforgettable true story of the tenacity of one small dog the unexpected extraordinary kindness of strangers and a family’s devotion to each other Michael was four when his relentless campaign for a dog began At seven he made a PowerPoint presentation “My Dog” with headings like “A Childhood Without a Dog is a Sad Thing” His parents Janet and Rich were steadfast; bringing a dog into their fast paced New York City lives was utterly impractical However on a trip to Italy a chance happening leads Janet to reconsider a decision then hastened by a diagnosis of breast cancer Janet decides the ex I won this book in a drawing here at Good Reads When I won they asked me to make sure to review the book on Good Reads but they may change their mind I hate to say it had to be one of the worst books I have ever read I hated the condescending attitude of the author to all things not in New York City as if the rest of the country was just set up as a theme park for New Yorkers to visit where everything is wonderful time goes slowly and no one has any cares Believe me non New Yorkers do not live in idealized communities without any problems where time stands still In addition why should I care about this dog so much? Don't get me wrong I like to think of myself as the biggest dog lover around and would never be long without a dog in my life But she does nothing in this book to make me even like her dog They just run around in hysterics trying to find this dog they lost I am very glad they found their dog and I hope they went home and played and played with him so they could form a closer bond with it as well as giving it a few lessons in coming when called Hopefully next time I will win a good book