Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Book: Life is Good! by Trixie (and Dean) Koontz

Life is Good! goes beyond the little truisms we've all seen about life interpreted through a dog's eyes. Dozens of beautiful and funny photos of "Trixie (who is dog)" herself, great camera angles, interesting layouts. Her idiom is conceived well beyond typical dogspeak, yet has some unique aspects that let you know English is her second language...as well as her opinion of it in general ("Hate; hate; hate semicolons").

She discusses everything from how Tolstoy was just as burdensome when she read him the second time in the original Russian, to what dark things in life should be met only with a "ha-ha-ha!"...except "Do not ha-ha-ha at mailman who has COME TO KILL US ALL. Hide behind sofa, hope for survival." It's a ton of fun both as clever literary device and as philosophy. You'll feel like you got a belly rub.

Proceeds of sales go to
Canine Companions for Independence.

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