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Description
If you've ever wondered what your dog is thinking, Stein's third novel
offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside
Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues
success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a
daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the
professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak
and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny's old racing videos,
coins koanlike aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes
for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a
man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most
steadfast if silent supporter. Enzo is a reliable companion and a
likable enough narrator, though the string of Denny's bad luck stories
strains believability. Much like Denny, however, Stein is able to
salvage some dignity from the over-the-top drama. (May) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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