Jamie

Wonderful book on many levels, but far too much inner dialogue, and at least for me took away from the story

Revisado: 05-20-23

I think my title kind of sunsets how I feel about the book. It’s a great storyline and I like the back-and-forth between starting at the start the middle start the ending start the beginning middle the end middle the end of the end whatever… I felt that’s it a lot about humanity, and then it kind of gets muddled in the personalized feelings of the main character. Overall, I found the book to be depressing.

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Great story that captures your heart

Revisado: 03-24-22

This story helped me to better understand the life of those who are visually impaired and utilize guide dogs to help them with mobility and with life. I love the relationship between the man and the dog, the author and his beautiful dog and was somewhat sad at the end but that’s life. Nothing like dogs.

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Fun read

Revisado: 09-17-21

Super entertaining book. I really enjoyed it and the characters were extremely lifelike and eccentric at the same time.

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Powerful and moving

Revisado: 12-03-20

The entire book was well written and performed exquisitely. The story is important to American history and human history. It clearly defines the horrors of war, yet at the same time explains why in certain circumstances one must go to war. As much as I personally wish this was not true, It is. Tregaskis makes us clearly understand this.

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Great idea but...

Revisado: 12-13-19

I think the premise of the book was fantastic. It’s a true story it’s a real story it’s fantastic story but they were too many other elements that were brought into it. Even McDougall at the end of the book it admitted this because he wanted to cover everything and include everyone. I think in many cases that some of the characters that needed to be developed more we’re not. I’m sure Many don’t agree with my assessment of this, and that’s OK, but I was left with a feeling at the end of the book of not really knowing who some of these characters were and felt that by spreading himself so thin A lot of the message and the potential depth of the book was lost.

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To Drive You Home

Revisado: 05-17-19

Every story is riveting and deeply touches your soul. Each can be listened to several times to reveal their deeper secrets.

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Not quite what I thought...

Revisado: 08-30-12

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Are you born again? If so, and you are a Christian, than this is a great book for you. However, if you are one of the many other religions in this world, you should be aware that the message here is that if you believe in Christ, then you will be saved and not damned to eternity in hell and if you do not believe/follow Christ then you had better understand that your afterlife is going to be extremely hot.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Bit trite. Nothing exceptional in the story line and overall a very low level book in many regards.

Which scene was your favorite?

The men working on the house together.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

Any additional comments?

The message is very important, fathers are integral in a young man's life. All religions need to strive to keep the family together and it is essential to spend quality time with your boys (and your girls). As an educator, I see so many broken kids from broken families. The correlation is obvious and the message is clear. However, again, I was surprised that the focus of this book far too often was based on one's relationship with Christ. Had I been aware of this in the synopsis I would not have bought this for as a Jew I don't subscribe to this way of thinking.

I am also amazed that a book that purports to be so invested in family values and the quality of life here on earth, supports dietary habits that are so harmful for those who constantly seemed to indulge poor eating throughout the book. These good old Christian boys surely have no concern for the animals they eat and I was offended with the mixing of meat and diary as well.

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Thundering Along

Revisado: 12-07-11

What made the experience of listening to Thunder Dog the most enjoyable?

The story was amazing and the reader helped to bring it to life.

What did you like best about this story?

It's real! I also like the extended section in which you were able to listen Michael's actual lectures. This was, to me, a wonderful bonus and truly helped to bring this to life.

Which scene was your favorite?

There are several. I feel that his experience as the building crumbled behind him and his dog, who was so afraid of thunder, held her own and found a safe passage.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Believe in your inner voice and love not only people, but the wonderful animals that have been put on this earth as well.

Any additional comments?

Michael is an important spokesperson for those with blindness. He taught me so much about what it is to be blind. Thanks Mike!

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