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In this enchanting debut novel, a mute boy with the ability to communicate with dogs becomes suspicious of his uncle after the death of his father--a plot readers of HAMLET will find familiar. However, there is much more going on in this novel than merely a reenactment of Shakespeare's play: THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE is full of strange magic, lyrical prose, and a love of animals that are uniquely its own. Author David Wroblewski toiled on the novel for ten years, and the result is a rich and lovingly crafted book with a timeless classic quality. Selected as one of the 2008 Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly.
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"beautifully written. Loved it"
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"Felt like I was wading through quicksand at times..."
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"Well written but a story stolen directly from Shakespeare. It was hard to get into this book. All of the familiar characters are there and the plot is exactly the same as Hamlet. He didn't even change the murder weapon."
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"I tried, I really did, to finish this book. I got about 100 pages in, then skimmed through it before giving it to my local library. It was dreary, dull, and beyond depressing. I do love dogs (which is why someone gave this to me as a gift), but I did not find it a dog lover's book."
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"I absolutely loved this book. So much so that it is probably one of my all time favorites. The writing was so descriptive and vivid. I am in the minority when I say that I actually liked the ending. Without elaborating and giving anything away, I believe that Edgar ended up where he truly wanted to be. "
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