To Dance With the White Dog
by Terry Kay
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Author: Terry KayEdition: Paperback
Published: 1991-11
ISBN: 9993431494
Publisher: Washington Square Press
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Book Review: An old man's wife dies and a ghost dog takes her place.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was sort of mislead in this novel because it's hard to know who's talking or who they're talking about because it doesn't tell you. Overall, I think that it's a great novel of life, loss, mystery, and hope. There are many humorous and sad parts to this story , and lots of dialogue. I was always wondering what was going to happen next, so each chapter was a surprise to me. The beginning of this story is quite sad, because Sam's wife dies right away, the white dog comes into the story after that to keep Sam happy, so I think the mood of this story has a roller-coaster motion because it keeps on changing from happy to sad to happy etc... I would reccommend this novel to anyone who likes to read, people who have experienced the death of a loved one, people who like emotionally moving novels, or od aged people. If you think they should make a movie out of this story, they already have. You may have already seen the movie, but usually the book is alittle different than the movie due to the modifications, and what takes a half page to describe in a book may take only two seconds to describe in a movie. I've never seen the movie myself, so I can't tell you anything about the movie, except that it would be similar to the book. I don't know any books that I've reas that are similar to this, so I could say that this is one of a kind. There are probably other similar novels out there, perhaps you have read one that is an emotionally moving one with a roller- coaster mood. I personally favor adventure, classic si-fi, or horror novels such as Hatchet, Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, or Treasure Island. I git tired during some of the parts of this novel because it seemed too calm for me. You'll really like this if you like peaceful novels, but I, on the other hand, prefer more violent novels, because they keep me awake and make me pay more attention to the story. I guess Forrest Gump fabs would like this novel, too because it can be funny and serious at the same time, which is why I like it.
Summary of To Dance With the White Dog
Sam Peek's children are worried. Since that "saddest day" when Cora, his beloved wife of fifty-seven good years, died, no one knows how he will survive. How can this elderly man live alone on his farm? How can he keep driving his dilapidated truck down to the fields to care for his few rows of pecan trees? And when Sam begins telling his children about a dog as white as the pure driven snow -- that seems invisible to everyone but him -- his children think that grief and old age have finally taken their toll.But whether the dog is real or not, Sam Peek -- "one of the smartest men in the South when it comes to trees" -- outsmarts them all. Sam and the White Dog will dance from the pages of this bittersweet novel and into your heart, as they share the mystery of life, and begin together a warm and moving final rite of passage.
Winner of the Southeastern Library Association's Outstanding Author Award.
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