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Summary: The BEST book i have ever read!
Review: this has to be the best book i have ever read. it is original and spontanious.... i couldnt put it down. i have a dog and i think she is very intelligent. when i read this book i immediatly thought of her.i have to admit i adore dogs and i think they are one of the most mysterious creatures in the world. the part in the book when sirius had to act dumb in front of the police man after the incedent when he protected kathleen from then group of boys makes me wonder if dogs hide their intelligence. i must of read this books 6 or 7 times and am reading it again. if any one ever thinks of getting this book i would highly recommend it. top quality! Full Marks.
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Summary: Very nice
Review: This is a very cute little fantasy, one of Diana Wynne-Jones's standalones (rather than a series or a duology). Though this is not my favorite of her standalones, it's nevertheless an entertaining fantasy read.Sirius is the Dog Star, a luminary celestial being -- and a pretty powerful one at that. But when he is falsely accused of murder with a Zoi -- an object of power, he is banished to Earth in the form of a dog. A real dog, canine, woof woof. He's horrified, and for a while we follow his transition from a barely-aware pup to an adult dog who is starting to remember his true identity -- and his mission. He was adopted early in his dog's life by a girl named Kathleen -- he is her only friend, as her mother ran away her father is imprisoned in Ireland, and the people around her treat her with scorn for being Irish. "Duffie" in particular is nasty, forcing Kathleen to do all the housework and repeatedly threatening to have Sirius put down. Then his real life behins to catch up with him. He meets the Sun luminary, Sol, and encounters such creatures as his ex-Companion -- whom, he remembers, helped set him up. There is also the sinister, icy-cold dog Yeff and his strange Master, where threads of Celtic mythology are woven into the storyline. With his human friends, dog and cat friends, and the assistance of the Sun and Earth, Sirius tries to find the Zoi and save not only himself, but perhaps even the world. I expected a great deal more from this book than I got. Perhaps it's because the idea of stars in semi-humanoid form is so very rich in potential, but often the story veered dangerously close to a straightforward anthropomorphic fantasy. You have no idea how relieved I was when Sirius encountered Sol and was reminded of his former status. Wynne-Jones's writing is impeccable yet again, and her descriptions of a dog viewpoint were pretty good, in my limited experience (having never been a dog). I enjoyed such interactions as the ones between the dogs and cats (such as Sirius's rescue of Tibbles) and between dogs and humans, as Sirius finds that not all humans dislike him and becomes loyally steadfast to Kathleen and to the quirky old Miss Smith. Kathleen is a fairly straightforward Cinderella heroine -- only the scene where she smashes pottery and where she is bullied for being Irish really stand out. Basil and Robin, her cousins, are slightly darker horses in that you sometimes don't know whether to like or dislike them. Miss Smith is delightful, as is the poisonously polite, extremely steadfast Sol. There is also the quiet, gentle Earth; Patches the idiotic dog; Tibbles and the other two cats; the despicable Duffie; and the cold, shrill, even more despicable Companion. This is a fairly straightforward story, and though I was somewhat bored by the first two thirds, the last third speeds up and becomes truly intriguing and amazing. Read and enjoy.
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Summary: Sheri Madsen
Review: This is a very good book. It was great. Diana has a
great understanding of luminarys and Dogs! I think more people should read this book
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Summary: This is a Sirius-ly good book
Review: This is the first Diana Wynne Jones book I ever read, and it totally got me hooked on her books! And it also made her one of my two favourite authors. Normally, I try not to choose favourite authors but there are two cases where I can't help it and Diana is one of them. I have fifteen of her books that I own, and am hoping to get more for Christmas. "Dogsbody" is a GREAT book. I love it!!!!!!
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Summary: The best book in the world!
Review: This must be, if not the best, one of the best books in the world! Read it! It's a fantastic, fun, lovable, great book with everything in it. I read it first when I was nine or ten years old, and I fell in love with it at once. A luminary who becomes a dog... that is a very fascinating story. Read it!!!
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Summary: Children's Classic
Review: This was one of my very favorite books as a young teen. What a tragedy that it is out of print!
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Summary: A Classic that should never be out of print
Review: This will surely be the book by which posterity will remember Diana Wynne Jones, whose imagination is never less than astonishing. I was lucky enough to have obtained a second-hand copy of Dogsbody (for NZ$3.50--about US$1.75--and in extremely good condition) just before suffering from a nasty bout of flu. Painkillers took care of the worst of the aches that plagued every muscle I owned, while Diana Wynne Jones transported me from my bed to another world, where Sirius the Dog Star is accused of murdering a neighbouring luminary and is punished by being sent down to earth to live as a dog, in which form he will die unless he can recover the mysterious Zoi with which he is supposed to have committed his heinous crime. Apart from having to cope with only dim memories of the star-world from which he has fallen (not to mention a brain that keeps wanting to be just a dog's brain!) Syrius has to face an impossible task in a form that places enormous obstacles in his path: puppies are all too often dumped into the river in sacks to drown; many dogs are tied up while their owners go to work; fences are invariably too high to jump; and a dogÕs life-span is very short. As if all this isn't bad enough, he has to overcome other-worldly obstacles as well. Diana Wynne Jones must have been a dog in another life--but certainly no ordinary dog. This is not just a book for children. Adults of all ages, whatever their literary tastes, will enjoy it.
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Summary: I just want to add something they forgot
Review: Which is that this book is a wonderful love story as well. The last page, the last sentance, makes my heart stop. Oh, I love it. Get it.
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