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Giant George
Life with the World's Biggest Dog
Dave Nesser and Lynne Barrett-Lee
Read by Daniel May

Hachette Audio
April 2012 / ISBN
Nonfiction / Biography / Pets / 6 hours and 49 minutes
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Reviewed by Willie Elliott

Giant George is such an appealing story about the dog, George, and how he made such an impression on his family and everyone who came in contact with him.

The author takes us through the whole thing from a tiny little thing that wouldn't frighten anyone to the huge dog that was often compared to a horse (or at least a pony).

At first the reader is just listening (I reviewed the mp3 version) much like one would listen to a news cast, and after a while the dog becomes the reader's pet also. Is Nesser's writing great? Not in the least and we don't care we like the matter of fact way with all the emotions included that he uses.

Sometimes the narrative strays from the dog, and the reader probably won't mind it a bit. When the Nessers went through the ordeal of losing their first child, the big dog was right there with them and it only added to the narrative. In fact, it was effective enough for a stand-alone story.

The story could have easily bogged down with too much information, but that was not the case. It was entertaining and gripping right up to end. Animal lovers will be thrilled with this book, but it also appeals to the general reader.

 

Reviewed 2012
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