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Doglands (2011)

by Tim Willocks(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0375865713 (ISBN13: 9780375865718)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

review 1: Like Watership Down plays out the world of rabbits and Animal Farm reveals the politics of the farmyard, Doglands takes on the point of view of a greyhound mixed breed pup Furgul from his whelping cage with champion runner mother Keeva in a horrible dog breeding place the dogs call Dedbone Hole. When it becomes clear to Keeva's sadistic master that her litter was with Argal, a lurcher, rather than the purebreeds, Furgul and his sisters are slated for destruction. In feats of derring-do and gumption, Furgul faces challenges and evils and works to fight the slavish bonds that humans wish to impose on dogs, both benign owners and comic-book type villains.A fine book for dog lovers who want to see what a human thinks a dog might think when faced with some of the good and a lot... more of the bad that a dog might face in England. Not such a great read for high school age kids unless they have a strong enough passion for our canine friends to overcome the artificiality of the whole endeavor.
review 2: Doglands est au départ un roman plutôt original car l’histoire est intégralement vue à travers les yeux d’un chien, Furgul, jeune batard lévrier/chien-loup né en Angleterre, dans un élevage illégal de lévriers de course. Le récit, construit comme une quête initiatique, est bourré d’humour et décrit des situations parfois très intenses en émotions. L’écriture est vive, imagée et ne laisse pas au lecteur le temps de s’ennuyer. L’auteur, en nous faisant partager la vision qu’à Furgul de l’homme, pointe du doigt les dérives de la bêtise humaine et sa cruauté. Bref, Doglands est un roman à la fois fort, intelligent et distrayant. less

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