I liked the book and I thought it got better as the story went on. I did think the author made it longer than it should have been and I HATED the ending!

Long drawn out novel often depressing and gloomy, a real struggle to finish and then an awful ending.

Over half of this book could have been eliminated, story drug on

I found it hard to put down.....and as we gathered at our book club meeting.....everyone found this book mesmerizing and hope that Steven Spielberg makes it into a movie. Now we know why Op... (read more)

Parts of this were OK, and I thought it would make for a good discussion, but in the end, all we could talk about was the end. It was very disappointing, and yes, we knew the story it was following, but... (read more)

“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel” by David Wroblewski

“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” is a novel for the serious open-minded reader. While this novel entertains and enthralls

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Loved this book about a boy, a dysfunctional family, and the wonderful Sawtelle dogs. I was fascinated by the dogs as much as the story of the boy. Very clever story and very well written. I loved it until... (read more)

The book was very interesting on all levels: family, mute boy, dogs, community. I felt it kept getting darker and darker as the book went on. I had to finish it, but at some points I was going to just... (read more)

This was a beautifully written story about a family who are confronted with evil. The family's love for each other is inspiring and the clever use side story about dog breeding and training was delightful.... (read more)