A review by revisorium
Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo

5.0

As a child, my mother fostered rescue dogs. The majority of them were lurchers. Our own dogs have always been lurchers. They're my favourite breed, the calmest, sweetest and most loving friends you could ask for. It's no wonder this was a favourite book of mine when I was younger.

There is so much emotion within the book that it was almost overwhelming to read again. From being abandoned in a canal to being forced to be a race dog, to being attacked by other dogs, Best Mate / Bright Eyes / Paddywack has a real journey. All you want for the whole book is for him to be happy.

And dear god.. Patrick not recognising him at the end.. and Paddywack just being happy that he even got to see Patrick again - was bawling.