Reviews for Dave Henderson's Dog Stories: A Collection

The average rating for Dave Henderson's Dog Stories: A Collection based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-27 00:00:00 William J Kube From Sophocles to Homer Simpson, Lewis-Stempel, a British journalist and anthologist, selects passages that reflect "paternity in all its diversity" Unlike the essays in Great Dads, edited by Jonathan P. Decker, these entries are not beatitudes. Included are visceral portraits (e.g., Huck Finn's drunken, loutish father) as well as narratives that concern the death of fathers or their children (e.g., Rudyard Kipling's My Boy Jack). Because there are no indexes, and the author opted for subject rather than alphabetical or chronological organization ("The Sins of the Father;' "Daddy's Girl," "Patrimony," and so on), readers will have trouble navigating the book for information. Editorial presence is also minimal. Fiction and nonfiction entries provide more material than found in quote books like Bartlett's, ranging from small, two-line snippets to multiple-page entries containing thousands of words. Those already owning , edited by Waller R. Newell, or Fathers & Sons: An Anthology, edited by David Seybold, should consider this an optional purchase. If you liked those titles, this is a good bet. Find reviews of books for men at Books for Dudes, Books for Dudes, the online reader's advisory column for men from Library Journal. Copyright Library Journal.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-23 00:00:00 Alicia Erickson I think this is an excellent book, especially as we used it for teaching literature at home. For us, the most useful feature was the step-by-step examples of how to read a piece, what the reader should be looking for, and then examples of other writers' analysis and writing. It is so well done and great for those students who want to mull over a concept at their own speed. The examples used are interesting and my daughter said, "This doesn't feel like a textbook."