“This is a landmark book. When one has been reading for many years one loves books and enjoys a good new one, but to find a new one to read and re-read just for the fun and interest of it is rare. This one has it all. Its enthusiasts will tell you just how funny it is, and to be sure, it repeatedly had me curled over my own ribs in agony, but it is not a comedy; it is simply rel life. It contains hurt and fear, novelty and challenge, instruction and insight, triumph and disaster. Some people pan the book because it deals with dogsled racing, but to anyone who elects not to read it on that account, I, a dog lover and biologist, recommend that they read it first and damn it afterwards. I have a pretty good idea whose views generally would suit the dogs better. ”
