Lives of the Monster Dogs

from RandyStafford

My reaction to reading this novel in 1997. Spoilers follow. This book, applauded by the literary set, is a good example of how a science fiction premise - here the surgical modification of dogs to become intelligent soldiers - is built upon and evaluated by the literary and sf sets. I don't recal...

from Vulco1

Another one bites the dust. Part Island of Dr. Marrau, part literature, all good. Reminded me of something Johnathan Letham would write. Kirsten Bakis is great!

from flamingrosedrakon

I did it, I absolutely did it, I read this book! It is amazing how some books you can read without a problem and then you come across a book that just wants to make you throw it, which is this book. When I was in high school I came across this book I was captivated by the picture and the story so...

from Meredy

I happened across this book in some forgotten way and read it probably ten years ago, so this is my best recollection at a distance. It was an arresting premise (and an eye-catching cover), and the backstory was promising. I especially liked the way the dogs were taken up as fashionable and how t...

from extrajoker

first line: "I remember the night the helicopter landed, because I was walking on the West Side, by the river, not far south of the heliport, and my heart was breaking." I really loved this, but...the book does fall flat at the end, so much so that I wondered whether Bakis intended a sequel. (If ...