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A review by heathrayhay
The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary by Rebecca Brown
5.0
I treated this book like a reliquary. I read each chapter at least twice going back over passages again and again to see if there was anything I had missed. It was recommended to me by my best friend and I found myself texting her at odd moments to say, "there is so much in here about abuse/abusive relationships!" or "This could be a meditation on care or care giving" or "I could see how this could be about mental illness." All of this before I finally gave in and saw that it was about everything that is powerful and violent in relationships and being in this world, those things that are speakable and unspeakable.
The Dogs was well worth taking the time to read and re-read. I called out certain passages in the book that, as I read, felt like someone had kicked me in the chest. I can't remember reading something that made me feel as excited and engaged with a text as this book.
The Dogs was well worth taking the time to read and re-read. I called out certain passages in the book that, as I read, felt like someone had kicked me in the chest. I can't remember reading something that made me feel as excited and engaged with a text as this book.