Zali's Dog

De: Adam Wilson

Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins

A new story from the author of Sensation Machines.

Philip and his girlfriend Beth were seniors in high school when they chose adoption for their son. Now, years later, Beth has moved to Palo Alto - and on with her life - but Philip still lives in town. He works a job he hates so he can be near Olaf, who knows him as “uncle”.

On the morning of Olaf’s 14th birthday party, Philip hears his neighbor Zali’s dog, Sinai, barking on the other side of the fence. Philip scales the fence and finds the dog tied to a tree with a belt, hungry and scared. Not knowing what else to do - and not wanting to miss his son’s party - Philip stages Sinai’s escape and drops him off at a local shelter.

At the party, a gift that Philip gives Olaf exacerbates tensions between him and the boy’s parents, leaving Philip feeling unmoored. And when Zali abruptly returns from his mysterious absence to find Sinai missing, Philip must try to retrieve the dog before it’s too late. From Adam Wilson, author of the acclaimed novel Sensation Machines, Zali’s Dog is a darkly funny and oddly affecting story about the lengths we’ll go to protect our hearts.

©2021 Adam Wilson (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.

So...what happened to the dog

I do love Audible Originals and this story maintained that high-level of performance and story. The ending was a let down though. You can't have a story about Zali's dog and not tell us what happened to the dog?! Still, I enjoyed the listen.

Uninspiring and banal

At least it was included in my plan so I didn’t waste a credit on it.

A rambling excerpt from a messed up person's day

What was the point? A middle school teacher would hand this back for a rewrite. A high school teacher would give it a "D" (giving credit for effort) and move on.

"Free" is the appropriate price, but why offer it at all?

Unfinished

I didn't care for the storyline of the father and son, but I was very interested in what happened to the dog. The story ends abruptly and, spoiler alert, we have no idea what happened to the dog. I am not the kind of reader who wants to make up my own ending. I sometimes make up an alternate ending but I don't like it when a story just stops without resolving anything. This felt more like a chapter than a story.

Brief Free Story

Disappointed by the quality of the writing... overly conversational but in different voices for the single narrator, it seemed more like a writing exercise than a polished short story. I did not connect with the sense of humor.

and then what happened?

Good chapter but did not feel it was a complete story. Would like to have known what happened to the dog.

Not for me!

I am a Dad, and I would never discuss the topic of sex with my young adolescent son the way it is written here. I do believe it’s thoughts and ideals like this that has helped destroy the image of a true Man, who treats women with respect and honor. Aside from the fact that true Gentleman don’t kiss and tell especially in such a vulgar manor. I’m glad this was not an image I can relate to with my own son. This was only one of many items that didn’t sit well with me in this story.

zalis dog

This was a very short story and to tell. you the truth I just didn't get it! The story just didn't hold my attention.

Ending

Book was well written and the person reading it did a really good job. The end was blah. I felt there should of been more and it left me hanging wonder what happened. I needed more.

was just ehhh

not really sure where the story was going. it went well but the story didn't catch me...