The Art of Racing in the Rain is one of the rare books about animals that does not come across as twee or written for little children (which is an art form in its own right). It’s about the life of a man and his dog, narrated from the dog’s point of view. Enzo, named for the F-1 racer, is the kind of dog that we all imagine that we own: wise, mordant, genuine, loving, kind, comical. Enzo makes a gentle critic of our foibles, and as we fall in love with the narrator’s voice, we get back in touch with the gentler sides of ourselves.
—Lorraine Berry
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