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Incredibly creative and fun to read
Incredibly creative and fun to read!!! I love that the book is written from the dogs perspective. Absoultely ingenious. I couldn't stop laughing. If you love dogs, you will love this book.
posted by 964348 on February 9, 2009
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Chet is a howling mystery
Picked up this book and started to love this canine character immediately. Love him as the narrator. I rank it with the Spellman Files; its a refreshing slant on light hearted humor (what we think our pets might say) and some mystery.
posted by Capt-Cloud on February 11, 2009
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Anonymous
Posted February 9, 2009
Incredibly creative and fun to read
Incredibly creative and fun to read!!! I love that the book is written from the dogs perspective. Absoultely ingenious. I couldn't stop laughing. If you love dogs, you will love this book.
20 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 11, 2009
I never thought I'd be jealous of a dog
This book is hysterical because it is from the dogs point of view. Chet, the dog detective, goes on crazy adventures and solves crimes. My life is boring in comparison. It is light hearted and tons of fun to read. At the same time it is a well written mystery novel with great characters and suspense. I'm loving it and highly recommend it.
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
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SergioSG
Posted February 11, 2009
Howlistic Woof Woof Woof
Move over Lassie Chet is here!
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Dog On It - Doggone Good - I want more!
I fell in love with this book when I realized that the narrator was a dog. Spencer Quinn KNOWS how dogs think & what matters to them (smells, steak, loyalty), develops a good plot and creates really lovable characters. The story was excellent & I really want more...now! I listened to it on recorded book and the narrator, Jim Frangione, also did an excellent job. Please get him to narrate Chet's voice the next time, he really captured it. I under stand Mr. Quinn is working on another Chet & Bernie mystery and all we (my dogs & I) can say is, "Thank Dog!" Two paws up.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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JRColeman1962
Posted February 10, 2009
Delightful!
A guaranteed winner. It is impossible not to fall in love with Chet. That, and its ingenious the way the author chose to tell the entire story from the dog's POV. Not a very reliable narrator to say the least. Chet is charming, but easily distracted!
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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StylinSixty
Posted May 17, 2010
I HATED THIS BOOK!
I admit that I am a dog fanatic and that I usually avoid books or movies about dogs since being badly traumatized by "Old Yeller" as I child. I read the reviews of this one, sounded like fun and since it's the first in a proposed series, the dog has to be okay, right? Wrong! In the first few chapters Chet is stabbed, shot and hit by a car. I took three runs at reading this thing, but when Chet was left to die in a cage in the desert with his tongue swelling, I tossed it in the recycling bin. I have suffered through many a bad or boring book because I hate to let anything go to waste, and hey, it could get better.....so discarding a new book is a sin to me, but, I am sleeping better without the images of poor Chet's suffering bouncing around in my brain. Now, if Bernie had suffered all those injuries, I'd still be reading.......
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 1, 2010
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Since I'm a dog lover, book lover, particularly mysteries and detective novels,this book caught my eye. Unfortunately, it never caught, much less held my interest. Mr. Quinn had a unique idea to have the dog narrate the story, but I found the dog to be a boring narrator and the mystery one that could have been solved by a very slow thinking cat. Cat-lovers should not be offended.
Chet was bright enough, but his talent was wasted here and there was not enough sense of humor or irony in the story.2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Mom's Birthday Gift
I gave this book to my mom for her birthday. She loved it so much. She was done with it in less than a week. She then gave the book to me to read. I loved it. So much adventure. And seeing through Chet's eyes was amazing. Brilliant writing! Loved every minute! Very hard to put down!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Hank the Cowdog with some adult passages
This is a very cute book, but it certainly is not original. Check out the Hank the Cowdog series by Erickson. I believe he wrote nearly 50 of them. This was a pretty pricey hard cover book for a story that has already been told.
2 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Capt-Cloud
Posted February 11, 2009
Chet is a howling mystery
Picked up this book and started to love this canine character immediately. Love him as the narrator. I rank it with the Spellman Files; its a refreshing slant on light hearted humor (what we think our pets might say) and some mystery.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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3bears
Posted May 11, 2010
most hilarious!
I thought Dog On It was the most hilarious book that I have ever read. I literally laughed uncontrollably at times until my eyes watered. True, that dog lovers will enjoy the book much more than non dog lovers. I have a dog and I can totally picture her thinking and saying these exact things that Chet comes up with. We have much to learn from dogs and their easy going ways. I ordered #2 well in advance of it's finish and gave it to my husband as a gift. (He also read the first one with me.) I am looking forward to many more books in this series. It takes great talent to write a book soley from a dog's perspective that is still a readable story. Great job Spencer Quinn!! Thank you for your stories!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted March 13, 2010
Life As It Should Be
Two good friends take on the world - one of them just happens to be a dog.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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I-Love-Mystery
Posted October 8, 2009
I Loved This Book!
The story was so original and the characters so easy to love and understand. The dog telling the story was very endearing. I can't wait for the next one!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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cinder1
Posted October 6, 2009
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Good, is one you can but down but when you have time to read again you will be picking it up.
If you want a good book that is for people that like animals, a little mystery, and a touch of flirtation it has it all.
So I will be looking for his next book.1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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First book written from a Dogs point of view
This was a real intresting read. First off the book is told from Chet's point of view. Chet is the dog. And as a dog his mind wanders. He'll be listening to his partner Bernie talk about the case then Chet will smell something and that will take him off on tangent in his mind and will only start listening to Bernie again after Bernie has moved on.
Also I like the way Chet thinks. When Bernie finds some middle age grooming issues, Chet is like "well I have that to and all I ever get is compliments on it." Also I like that Chet figures things out before Bernie does. It really makes you wonder how much more animals know about our surrondings then humans do.
I choose this to be the first book in our Store Book Club. I can't wait for the next Chet and Bernie mystery and will totally check out the other books by the authors real name.1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted September 6, 2009
Wonderful Funny Book
This book is wonderful to read -- I found myself laughing out loud (I haven't ever done that!). Can't wait for the next book from this author!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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gaelforcepostscript
Posted August 9, 2009
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I found this through a Book Club. Their synopsis sounded interesting so I ordered it. It was even better than I expected & I finished it in 2 readings. The plot is entertaining but the real joy is in the characters. Seeing things from a dog's point of view - Chet - written by a man who clearly understands dogs, makes it unique. When I read Robert B. Parker's first Spenser mystery, "The Godwulf Manuscript", I knew I would read everything he would write. I haven't felt that way about a new author until Spencer Quinn. I want to know more about Chet & Charlie & their lives together past, present & future. You have to read this book;you will be doing yourself a favor!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted July 13, 2009
LOVE Dogs -- You'll Love this Book
If you like mysteries and you have an ounce of affection for animals, you're gonna love Chet.
When you look into your dog's heart and wonder "what's going on in there" --- Chet's nose will tell the "tail".
This is just a funny, smart, wonderful read and if you don't find Chet completely loveable by the time you finish reading, something is seriously wrong with your heart.
It's a decent mystery but the soul of the book is Chet and his doggie reasoning and musings. I hope there are more to come and I hope Chet stays healthy through a long series of books.
Loved It!!1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great book that is highly entertaining.
This book is fantastic. I do not read much fiction unless I am seeking a change of pace or if the story is very good. This is a very good detective story but it is the point of view from which it is told that elevates the book from good to great.
When I read a mystery story I prefer detectives who are distinctive, Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Nero Wolf and Archie Goodwin. Dog on It is similar to Nero Wolf stories in that it is narrated by the junior partner, Chet. What makes the story wonderfully entertaining is the fact that Chet is a dog. We experience this adventure through Chet's eyes and his antics are wonderfully entertaining and are beautifully woven into the plot line. If you like dogs you will love Chet.
The only negative thing that I can say about this book is that it was over much too quickly, I read it in three days. If you like mysteries and dogs, get this book. I have not read many books that I would call fun, but this book definitely is fun.1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted June 8, 2009
I almost missed a good story
Half way through the first CD(audiobook)I was shaking my head and ready to stop and take the CD out. I thought this is really dumb. I didn't and I am glad. The story is funny, warm, interesting and a good mystery. How the author gets inside a dog's mind is puzzling. But inside he gets. I found myself laughing out loud alone in the car. Chet has memory losses and then he remembers. He has moments when he realizes he is barking and wonders why? He has an odd thing with smells. I never thought about a lizard's smell.
A good story and fun. I hope it is going to become a series. Many thanks to the author.1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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