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Book Review: Life to the Max - Maxims For a Great Life by a Dog
Named Max by Robin Reynolds
There are as many genres of books as there are readers. Life To
The Max is hardly a children's book, yet there are aspects of
it that I thought might appeal to the younger reader.
With that in mind, I decided to experiment. I have a niece,
Maggie Coulon, she is only 9 years old, but she is smarter than
many adults. I asked Maggie to read the book, and here is what
she had to say:
What I Think by Maggie Coulon
I think that Life To The Max was a terrific book, but I also
think it was sad. The dog was very sweet compared to what the
story said, it did not deserve to die. Some people might really
like this book or some will think otherwise. I think what was
sad is that the dog had a disease, but even more sad Bernie and
Max died.
Mom and dad were really sweet to the dogs, even Amber. They
didn't care how much the vet cost, plus they got him from a
center twice! And if I was an owner I would want to be like
them.
About halfway through the book Maggie looked at me and asked,
"I wonder who really wrote this book because I know it wasn't
the dog."
Did Maggie get it right? She is only 9 years old. Maggie does
not know what a maxim is. But she certainly knows good from
bad.
Robin Reynolds clearly understands the difference between right
and wrong. Life To The Max is one of those books that you pick
up, you read, and most importantly you think about it. I give
Robin high praise for having the guts, grit and sheer
determination to put this book together. Dogs maybe labeled as
man's best friend, yet often times they are thrown to the
garbage when times get tough.
Life To The Max is a delightful, but maybe too short
celebration of our canine friends. My niece may not understand
what the word maxim means, she may not understand complex
concepts (I'll bet a buck she does), but she does however
understand good from bad. It was interesting to get Maggie's
input. She is not as worldly wise as us older folks are, yet
maybe she brings something to the table that we do not have? I
am old and jaded, my views are set in stone.
Author Robin Reynolds has done a fine job with this book, she
has had a long and industrious career writing, but I do believe
this is her first foray into this kind of book and a very fine
job she has done.
Life To The Max should appeal to kids of all ages, I am 52 and
I liked it!
You can get your own copy from Amazon, well you can't have
mine, I promised Maggie she could have
it!
by Simon Barrett - October 10th 2008
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Simon Barrett is an adult educator in Calgary, Alberta. With
the 11 months a year of winter, he reads a lot of books! He is
also a contributing editor for http://www.bloggernews.net
and maintains a personal blog at http://zzsimonb.blogspot.com
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