[nagdu] guide dog books

Wayne Merritt wcmerritt at gmail.com
Thu Mar 11 17:49:04 UTC 2010


I've read Blind courage and really enjoyed it. I liked reading of the
dog's transformation from a guide to a dog that really wanted to get
out on the trail each day, as well as of the different experiences the
author had with his dog and with other hikers on the trail. I havent
read the other one you mentioned Julie, but it doesn't sound like one
I'd want to read anyway. I'm not a huge fan of those sappy or overly
narrated stories. Depending on the narrator, sometimes I can fight
through it and sometimes I can't.

Wayne

On 3/11/10, Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:
> Another new guide dog book is out, for Fidelco's 50th anniversary. It's
> available in print and in commercial audiobook. I've just ordered my copy of
> the audiobook (on MP3 CD, it's $15, regular CD's are $24). It can be had
> here:
> http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp?Product=1506_TrustDog
>
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>
>
>
> On Mar 11, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Julie J wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I've just recently read two books that feature guide dogs:
>> "Blind Courage"  and "Together, A Novel of Shared Vision"
>>
>> I really enjoyed "Blind Courage.  It's about a guy who hikes the
>> Appalachian trail with his guide dog.  It is honest, interesting and very
>> well written.
>>
>> The second book, "Together, a Novel of Shared Vision" was less exciting
>> for me.  It's about a guy who looses his vision in a mountain climbing
>> accident.  He then goes to get a guide, which fixes all of his problems.
>> I'm not sure if the over dramatic narrator was the problem or if the book
>> is just that sappy.  There was a lot of focus on using other senses and
>> how they sharpened after he became blind.   It also bugged me that the
>> author constantly referred to guide dogs as "animals".   I mean that's
>> accurate and all, but it was just weird.
>>
>> I got both of these in digital download format from NLS.
>> If anyone has read either of these books, I'd love to hear your take.
>>
>> Julie
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