J. Wynn Rousuck

4.25 stars

I did not expect to cry. I picked this book because of the dogs on the cover. I grew up with a Boston Terrier, and it was neat to see a book with letters from a Boston, though Winslow is far more dignified than my Boston was. Please Write tackles hard topics like abandonment, alcoholism, and grief through letters between two dogs (Winslow and Zippy) and a friend of their owner's mother. It bothered me that Vivienne mostly addressed letters to Zippy and not to both dogs, though both would write to her. I did enjoy the progression of Zippy growing up over a few years, though I'm not sure why this book is set in the early 90s except that maybe letter writing was more common then? Anyway, it's a sweet and sad tale of doggy love.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review.… (más)

This audio book is presented in letters being written back and forth between two dogs and their human grandmother, Vivienne. Winslow is a very proper Boston Terrier and Zippy is the wild thing (Jack Russell Terrier Cross) that has suddenly appeared in his life in order to turn it upside down. Frank and Pamela are Winslow's and Zippy's humans and are going through some tough times in their marriage. Winslow is much more introspective and understands the trouble Pamela and Frank are having, where as Zippy is a crazy busy yippy fiery fur ball who is all puppy and doesn't quite get what's going on. Grandma Vivianne is always admonishing Zippy to listen to Winslow saying she could learn something from this intelligent older dog. But Zippy has a hard time listening, she is set on high vibration. It's a sweet story and I loved how the author let us see the humans through a dogs eyes and how funny their interpretation of what they saw could sometimes be. There is also some serious stuff that all the human characters go through. The dogs are always there to help their humans, just like in real life. You don't have to be a dog lover to enjoy this touching story. Recommended.… (más)