The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel

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Published Jun 1, 2008

576 pages

Average rating: 7.46

13 RATINGS

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PerpetualRevision
Dec 22, 2025
6/10 stars
I loved the descriptions of the dogs, and the parts of the story told from Almondine's POV were heartbreaking. But the ending of the story was very unsatisfying. I never understood Claude's motives or exactly what happened. Not sure I'd recommend the book to anyone other than dog lovers, because the dog parts of the story were much more appealing (at least to me) than the human parts.

(This review is based on the audiobook version.)
Harrietaspy
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
This book frustrated me but I loved the characters and the imagery was so beautifully written.
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
Very enjoyable book - The most interesting part of it was how the author would change the voice of the narrator from character to character, even including the matriarchal dog. Very powerful tool.
t was a wonderful story, well spun and I have heard that it is the middle book in a trilogy. I'm looking forward to the others.

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