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Title: Dated, maudlin, and tedious.
Review: I had high hopes for this book, what with all the five-star reviews, so I was very open-minded when I began to read it. However, it soon became evident how "late forties" the writing style is, with so much lingo and attitude of that era filtering into the story. Then, there is the increasingly preposterous turn of events in Candy's adventures. While the author makes a game attempt at providing a dog's-eye view of the world, it becomes increasingly apparent that the behavior your are reading about is simply not how a dog would really behave, especially under these circumstances of being lost. It finally became so full of loony plot devices and goofy twists that I found myself cringing at the ridiculousness of each new turn of events. I am a sentimental person by nature, and I love dogs, but this book is not realistic enough for my taste.
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