His Name Was Brownie: Close Encounters with Dogs, People, and Other Ridiculous Animals

De: Judi M. Roller

Narrado por: Felicia Elenum

A mixed-breed offspring of Marley and Me and All Creatures Great and Small, His Name Was Brownie is your next book for fun. Peopled with multiple Marley dogs (and Marlas as well), nearly all listeners will recognize their dog or cat, son or daughter, spouse - maybe even themselves - as the featured characters barrel their way through their laughable adventures.

Collies and Irish wolfhounds bound through the story; but they have many companions, including a tuxedo cat, a mastiff, a demented border collie, two Siamese cats, two 25-pound attack cats, the monkey from hell, a Labrador retriever nicknamed “Blockhead” because of his habit of getting his head stuck in plastic milk cartons, black witch moths, and a bufo. Their escapades take them through beautiful areas of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii before the clan finally lands in Wisconsin near the Wisconsin River.

Dr. Judi Roller has been breeding and showing collies and Irish wolfhounds for many years, garnering AKC championships for her dogs and several group placements along the way. She has also enjoyed judging multiple AKC matches. Her previous book, The Politics of the Feminist Novel, won an Outstanding Academic Book award, and she has published literary criticism as well as book reviews and occasional poems and a short story.

Her BA cum laude was earned at Bowling Green State University, and her doctorate came from the University of Michigan, even though she is a homegrown Ohio State Buckeye, which became a challenge while she was teaching freshman English during her graduate work at Michigan. Now retired from university administration, she has more time for dogs, golf, travel, bridge, and reading.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

It began as a baby, with a dog named Brownie. But Judi M. Roller’s love for animals certainly didn’t stop there. Her memoir not only spans decades but also features a variety of animals including dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, and even a monkey! One particularly interesting feature of His Name Was Brownie is the challenges that the author faced by moving from the Midwest to Hawaii and eventually back. It is obvious, however, that no matter where she lived or what happened among her family, a sincere and deep love for animals would be a constant theme throughout her life.

His Name Was Brownie includes many humorous anecdotes, and Judi does a fabulous job of describing the interesting and comical personalities of the many pets that she has had throughout her life. Some of the paragraphs feel a little long, and the formatting of the book (at least on the copy I was given to review) is inconsistent. The stories, however, are entrancing and overshadow any questionable formatting. Knowing people from Ohio that still talk about the blizzard of 1978, I was particularly interested in seeing how she viewed and fared in that incident. Judi M. Roller has lived a fascinating life and you would be doing yourself a great favor by reading about it. "His Name Was Brownie" is a must read for animal lovers, and for anyone looking for a great read! Indies Today review by Dave Allen.

Audio quality is disappointing.

I find the narration to be somewhat amateurish. The audio is hollow sounding and the mike does not seem close enough to the speaker. The narrator’s style makes it obvious she is reading, rather than telling the story the way experienced narrators do.

The story line is interesting and makes some relaxing light reading. I might read the ebook in the future, but will not be listening to the audible version again.