What is this book all about?
The art of racing in the rain is a story of a dog, whose name is Enzo, who believes that he will be reincarnated as a human in his next life, yet he needs to be ready and be a good dog in his current life. Enzo witness all the trials of his family that will challenge his dog body and human soul.
Now that I'm reading the book, I've noticed that I keep on yawning from time to time? Why is this happening? Amazing books don't make their readers yawn, do they? Well, the amazing book that the town keeps talking about has flaws. First flaw is the zig-zag flow of the story. The other flaw is it's lack of cliff hangers.
We all know what a zig-zag is. A zig-zag goes up, down, up, down, and up. Just like the flow of the story of the book "The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein. why is it like a zig-zag? Well, I just can't see where the story is going. I have different opinions towards the different chapters. Such as; chapters1-5--extremely boring (which is understandable, cause' we are still knowing the characters and such and such), chapters6-9 getting good. Chapters10-15 I feel like throwing the book and just go to sleep. Chapters 16-17 getting better. Chapters 18-22 back to the boring world. You see how the chapters go boring-good-boring-good. It's like a zig-zag, eh?
Can you still remember the time when you ask your sister to stop reading Twilight for awhile, so you could eat dinner? Your sister would answer "I'mma just finish this chapter". After a couple of minute, she's still not on the dinner table. You went back to her room to call her, and you found her reading another chapter. You're sister was super hooked by the book. Why? Because a cliff hanger kept her from reading and reading.
What is a cliff hanger?
A cliff hanger is a scenario at the end of a chapter that will make the reader curious. A good cliff hanger will always make its reader turn the page. For a better understanding. Let's use this example: A man entered a burning house to save a little kid. An explosion happened inside. And that's the end of the chapter. Now, you will ask "what happened? Is the man still alive or just the kid or both of them are dead?". To seek the answer for your question, you will turn to the next page.
I believe that Garth Stein can make a good cliff hanger. However, I didn't find them in The Art if Racing in The Rain. The chapters end without nothing to expect. For example; Denny, one of the main character, let Enzo, the character dog, rode the race car. Enzo experienced the pleasure of riding a race car. He felt the velocity of every turn. His thirst for speed was quenched. And then they went home. END OF CHAPTER. Eh? What's gonna happen next? If you're the reader, does it form a question inside your head about what's gonna happen next?
Right now, I am currently reading the book. I can feel, however, that I will give this book a 2.5 out of 5 stars for the review because of its zig-zag flow and lack of cliff hangers.
Now, why do everyone likes it? Ask for me, I don't know. If you wanna know why everyone likes it, maybe you should try reading it. All of this are my opinion. After all, we like different genres. Everyone has their opinion.
note: The chapters that I've given to illustrate to zig-zag flow of the story are just guesses. I forgot what are the interesting chapters and what are not.
Title: The Art of Racing in The Rain
Author: Garth Stein
Price: $14.99+tax (price may be different in other stores)
Format: Paperback
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