Tommaso Baldi Baldi itibaren Bontotangnga, Bontoharu, Selayar Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
This was a beautiful book. Dog lovers, beware. It's a memoir, so it's not a spoiler to know that he writes about the end of his dog's life. Just about killed me to read it, but so worth it. Dean Koontz is a wonderful, funny and charming storyteller and not at all like I imagined him to be. He's silly and self deprecating and even though we are on opposite ends of the spectrum as far as organization and neatness, I can imagine being his friend. He and his wife are kind, caring, funny and dog lovers. What more can you ask for in a friend. Great read but like I said, very, very sad in the end. I always tell my dog that the only thing wrong with him is that he won't live forever. Truly, the purest and most generous creature God ever created.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I wonder if because of Fick writing in the first person, it (and he) came off a bit sanctimonious where as the third-person account (Generation Kill)seemed a better balance. I hope that was it as I did love Fick in GK. Though maybe I didn't enjoy this one as much because there wasn't enough Brad Colbert.