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The Christmas Dog (2009)

by Melody Carlson(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

080071881X (ISBN13: 9780800718817)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Revell

review 1: The Christmas Dog is the perfect book to put you in the spirit of the Holidays. Betty is a little old lady who has lost the spirit of Christmas. Her children moved away. The neighborhood isn't the same with the new neighbor who is acting strange, doing construction work during the night, leaving the material in his yard like a dump. When a lost dog finds his way to her house, she thinks it belongs to Jack, her strange neighbor. And then the back and forth between them starts. I love the main protagonist Betty. She felt real. Her grand-daughter, Avery was also a great character; she was full of surprises. This was a quick and easy read. The thing is, even if there's no huge suspense, no huge romance, or anything special out of the ordinary, I just couldn't put the book down... more. Ralph, the little brown dog, has a way to brighten everyone's life, even those far away and hiding behind the screen of an eReader.
review 2: Another day, another Christmas book! I am steadily reading my way through the Christmas category on my Kindle. And what better way to treat myself but with a novella by the Queen of Christmas Books! I think that Melody Carlson’s The Christmas Dog, just might be my favorite of her many titles. I loved this book, and think you will to.Betty is tired and lonely and not really willing to get out of her ruts. But when her adult granddaughter and a lost little dog show up on her doorstep, Betty is challenged to look beyond the surface and challenge what she can see with her eyes. And with a belligerent neighbor, her pastor’s sermon to love her neighbor is really put to the test.I loved that the focus of The Christmas Dog was on an older woman. Betty has had a lot of challenges in her life — an early widowhood and raising 2 children on her own. She believes her life is confined by her limited income and her circumstances. But a dog, a granddaughter and a neighbor work together to get Betty beyond herself. Not really selfish as much as self-focused, Betty’s character evolves within the story. The book also challenged my own fears, insecurities and rush to judgment.A good choice for holiday reading, I recommend The Christmas Dog.Recommended.Audience: Adults. less

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