The Power of the Dog : A Novel (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 4 stars “Poor me. I thought this book, found on some forgotten list of best books and jotted down in my little notebook, was perhaps a nice dog story. And so, I was almost driven away by the first paragraph, which is a brutal and graphic description of what happens when a calf is castrated. I...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Poor me. I thought this book, found on some forgotten list of best books and jotted down in my little notebook, was perhaps a nice dog story. And so, I was almost driven away by the first paragraph, which is a brutal and graphic description of what happens when a calf is castrated.
  
  I can just hear my sister saying--Oops, not a happy novel for Princess Bluebird! Even when I was halfway through this book I considered setting it aside and giving up. However, I'm glad I stayed with it, because it is the kind of novel that will stay with me--tough, gritty, and with many, many layers to continue to think about long after the book is finished. A complex novel (oh, no, I'm talking book reviewer talk, and you know I don't like to do that) wherein one diabolical and secret plot is played off against another far more diabolical and secret plot.
  
  Fascinating characters--weak, strong, good, evil, sometimes sadistic and often more than a little strange--populate this chilling, taut, and very tense novel of the west. I can say no more. ”

  Clair Z wrote this review Friday, June 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “Very disturbing but GRIPPING. Characters are atypical for the setting and therefore, more believable (for me anyway). Didn't like Sheep Queen but this one I'd recommend. Savage is a GREAT writer; I recognize that. I just can't say I really liked it or loved it because it was so....sick. ”

  Deborah C wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “This is an awesome book! It really speaks to the grittiness of Montanans, but has this dark undertone that has a really surprising twist at the end. A great book for those who like it when the underdogs win. ”

  April J wrote this review Friday, January 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No