Book Review- A Dog’s Tale by Mark Twain
A Dog's Tale (image from internet) A short but bitter-sweet book!! "A Dog’s Tale" is a classic story by the champion of words , Mark Twain. This sad story nonetheless is very beautiful. The reader is on a ' dog-ly ' journey with this tiny read. The first sentence of the story is " My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian. ” The book is told from the outlook of a poor household pet, a dog named Aileen Mavourneen. A Dog’s Tale depicts the life of a family (human) beheld through its canine companion ( aka heroine of the novel). It's a unique view of how family members react to a disaster and their treatment of each member is emphasized by contrasting the dark and inconsiderate nature of humans with the benign and loyal nature of dogs. To me, the onset of the story was engaging, funny and full of life. But as the end proceeds, it was like a heavy hammer hitting one on the head. I sobbed at the brutality of innocence and...