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Le Chien Gardien D'étoiles (2008)

by Takashi Murakami(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

2848654589 (ISBN13: 9782848654584)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Sarbacane

series

星守る犬

review 1: The quote, "A dog is a man's best friend", very much applies to this melancholy story. A man's downward spiral to isolation is narrated in a matter of fact style. It is a statement of reality on the human condition. Illustrated in black white, the whole experience of reading the novel is sentimental and avoids the sappy drama that goes with the usual broken heart-rejected formula of many life drama stories like this. While the dog is the true hero of the story and its presence in the whole narrative is the redeeming value of the main character's journey, the end shows a bit of hope for people who've loved and lost.Read it when you're emotionally stable.
review 2: I cried for almost 80 pages of this book and it's only 124 pages long. It reminds me of Our Town in... more the sense that we often overlook things and don't appreciate them until they're gone. I get incredibly depressed thinking about looking back on my life and seeing all the things I missed. Although I suppose the main character in the story "Daddy" in a way did appreciate the important things--he lost his job, his wallet and eventually his car but instead of getting depressed he sees the pure joy is his dog, Happie's face and know he's got what he needs. (Oh no, I'm crying again. I think I'll be doing this off and on all day.)If I had known this book would be so sad I probably wouldn't have checked it out, but as upsetting as it was I'm glad I did. Like Our Town the point isn't to make you sad or feel pity but instead learn to appreciate those little things, those annoying things of every day living.And most importantly to spend as much time as you can with your dog and perhaps be a bit more like them where everything is the best thing as long as they have their "daddy" or "mommy". Now excuse me while I go bundle up, go outside and cry while throwing a stick for my dog. less

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