Clark and his Airedale puppy, Patch, grow up around Lake Erie in a time when every boy loves his dog and everyone knows the rules. Patch at first doesn’t appear to hold the life of her young master in her jaws, but time proves otherwise. Soon grown grand in body and spirit, Patch commands attention wherever she goes and she knows it. Savior, teacher and rescuer to most, some see the brave dog as unruly. She is both; gentle and loving, but reckless in fury when need be and just as likely to snatch dinner tidbits or battle skunks as she is to protect Clark from out-of-control adults and a pack of wild dogs. Their days are filled with fun and adventure, but Patch and Clark also bounce between grace and guilt. Knowing the rules doesn’t always mean compliance, despite the efforts of those around them. They find a corpse on the shores of Lake Erie, suffer the aftermath of the dead fish Patch finds irresistible, play a tragic ball game, keep frightening secrets and adventure about in a lifetime full of uncommon escapades. Explore how the love between a boy and his dog replicates the beauty and bitter sweetness of life, of innocence and adulthood.
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Great Read!,
By Dog Lover (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: DOG is GOD Spelled Backwards (Paperback)
A wake up call to the life that was. A book of great adventures and the old fashioned love between a boy and his best friend, it opens doors in the many memory nooks of life before the addiction of technology and social restrictions. A good book to kickstart the memory cells and re-appreciate the simple life of childhood gone by. For me it brought back many forgotten moments of adventure, disappointments and achievements, some things that kids now days may never experience due to the "modern way of life "
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Miss Mathis Speaks Again,
By Miss Mathis (Monroe, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: DOG is GOD Spelled Backwards (Paperback)
Clark Malcolm Greene has written a thoroughly enjoyable and easily read book. With wit and candor, he paints vivid pictures of his early years on the shores of Lake Erie. A boy and his dog is hardly a new concept, but Clark has created an insight into the relationship of man and dog in a charming and colorful way.
This is one book that I would highly recommend to all ages, and if I were still teaching English, I would be using this in my classrooms. Dog Is God Spelled Backwards ranks right up there with To Kill a Mockingbird with Scout, Jem and Bo. I am eagerly looking forward to the next book!
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With an astonishing degree of recall the author brings us close to early childhood in this celebration of rural living in Michigan in the 30's of the last century. Of all such memoirs we have seen, none has exceded this one in the portrayal of the triumph and tragedy that comes with getting and losing a cherished dog.
An important book.
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