I enjoyed this book a great deal until I tried to analyze it afterward. It's written from the viewpoint of the grieving widower, Paul Iverson. Paul (a linguistics professor) is desperately trying to teach his Rhodesian Ridgeback to talk. His dog,Lorelei is the only witness to his wife's mysterious and sudden death. But Paul is an unreliable narrator as he is too deep in grief to read his surrounding accurately. There is a bit of mystery and suspense and there are some truly horrifying images that may be disturbing to dog lovers. There are a few parts of the book where things seem just too "pat." And Paul, sensitive husband though he may be, sounds too much like a woman. What man can describe his wife's dress is such vivid detail as having flowers on the bias?
All in all, this was an enjoyable read and characters are very vivid and detailed.

Very dark, yet interesting. I read this book on a rainy Sunday afternoon; didn't want to put it down. Very different then other books I've read.

I believe this book to be about relationships. The main character relives his relationship with his former wife as he deals with losing her suddenly. The compelling story kept me reading to all hours of the night due to the strong emotional attachment I made with it.