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City Dog |  | Author: Alison Pace
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 227874
Media: Paperback
Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0425221431
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425221433
ASIN: 0425221431
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
New from Alison Pace, the author of Pug Hill.
After her divorce, Amy Dodge thought shed finally write the next Great American Novel. Instead shes written a bestselling childrens book series, Run, Carlie, Run! starring her adorable and spirited West Highland White terrier and a dashing (but fictional) Scottish explorer. When Carlie is offered a starring role in her own television show, and the explorer begins to take on a life of his own, Amys world takes a surreal turn.
But just when Amy starts thinking its a dogs life after all, she figures out a way to make everything change. And though life in New York isnt always a walk in the park, it might just take her exactly where she needs to be.
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 Great read! August 30, 2009
Kindergarten Mom (Wa)
Great read! I loved this book, entertaining plot, quirky characters and lol dialogue. It's not just a book for dog lovers, however those of you who are will thoroughly enjoy the voice of Carlie, priceless!
 Not what I expected August 1, 2009
Shon
Ok, I'll admit it. My initial attraction to this book was its cover. (Seriously, how cute is that dog??) I had seen this book several times while browsing at the book store and just decided to go ahead and buy it.
The story is mainly told by Amy, however Carlie and Robert Maguire appear as needed to share their insights about Amy's life. As much as I enjoyed reading Carlie's perspective, I didn't feel connected to Amy. I felt something was lacking about her character. I did, however, admire her devotion and concern for Carlie.
Overall, I thought it was an okay read. I just expected more from this book. I thought it would be a cute, fun read about a girl living in NYC wanting to make it big, but instead has to live vicariously through her dog. Having the book told by the three different voices was tolerable, however I think I would have enjoyed the book more if it were only Amy and Carlie. Robert Maguire's voice ruined the flow of the story for me.
I did like the ending and thought Amy would see her dreams come true in time. Although this book did not keep my interest, I still think other readers will enjoy it.
City Fun November 20, 2008
L. Michalek (Rochester, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Who wouldn't love a novel that is centered on a cute and funny White Terrier? My neighbors have two and they have such wonderful personalities but, back to Alison's wonderful novel, "City Dog." This novel is very unique in that Alison uses various view points to relay her messages throughout the novel. Even Carlie (the main character, Amy's Terrier) has her turn at telling the story. These individual and unique viewpoints pulled me through Amy and Carlie's experiences as I was interested in what each individual character thought about the events in the novel.
Our main character Amy, works through many real-life situations as she struggles with independence and finding herself and her direction in life. Amy is a very relatable character in which a young woman would easily share the very same interpersonal struggles. It takes Amy quite a while with many different experiences to gain self esteem and realize that she is a strong independent woman. At the conclusion of the novel, Amy is a confident young woman who has finally found her life direction and acts on her self-discoveries.
I truly enjoyed experiencing and working through Amy and Carlie's situations, but was especially happy that Amy had found inner peace at the end of this novel.
As a side note for Alison - I hope the "Carlie" children's books are in the works because I know for a fact my kids would love to read the adventures of Carlie and Robert Maguire!
dog-gone good book! November 13, 2008
writergirl (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a dog lover, I was unable to resist a novel that is narrated (in part) by a dog and CITY DOG did not disappoint! I loved how easily Alison Pace got into the the head of Carlie and found the dog insights witty and charming. Amy Dodge, Carlie's hapless owner, was so easy to relate to and quite lovable and I was pleasantly surprised by the novel's ending. A very good read!
its a dog's eye view...and the view is great November 12, 2008
sarah (st. louis)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is such a fun read...the chapters alternate between Carly (the dog) narrating and her owner...it is so fun to "hear" what Carly is thinking...even if you aren't a dog owner it is still a lot of fun to follow along on her journey to stardom and all that comes with it on that ride...it makes one realize there are perspectives other than our own in any given situation and those other perspectives can be hilarious!
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