A Big Little Life

A Memoir of a Joyful Dog Named Trixie

De: Dean Koontz

Narrado por: Dean Koontz

In a profound, funny, and beautifully rendered portrait of a beloved companion, best-selling novelist Dean Koontz remembers the golden retriever who changed his life. A retired service dog, Trixie was three when Dean and his wife, Gerda, welcomed her into their home. She was superbly trained, but her greatest gifts couldn’t be taught: her keen intelligence, her innate joy, and an uncanny knack for living in the moment. Whether chasing a tennis ball or protecting those she loved, Trixie gave all she had to everything she did, inspiring Dean and Gerda to trust their instincts and recapture a sense of wonder that will remain with them always. Trixie lived fewer than 12 years; in this wide world, she was a little thing. But in every way that mattered, she lived a big life.

©2011 Dean Koontz (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A humorous, poignant portrait of [a] remarkable dog.” ( Kirkus Reviews)

“One dog book that everyone... will deeply enjoy.” ( Booklist)

“A delightful read... an unusually effective brief for the joy that dogs bring us.” ( The American Spectator)

Beautiful!

Beautiful! The book brought me to tears and brought on deep thinking on the profound impact dogs have on us.

A definite read over again

I love this book. Not only have I read it more than once, but it introduced me to Dean Koontz. He is now one of my favorite authors.

I love Dean Koontz even more.

What an honor to know the great writer on a deeper more personal level. He had a beautiful heart and I so enjoy his spiritual perspective and humor. His relationship with His lovely wife is also very endearing. This is and his other books have inspired me to adopt an English Cream Retriever. Trixie is still changing lives!

An Unapologetic Anthropomorphizer

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would highly recommend it to all my dog-lover friends. It's definitely a book for those of us who know that our dogs are the only perfect kids we'll have.

Have you listened to any of Dean Koontz’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to any other books which Dean Koontz has read himself. Generally, I am disappointed in books read by the authors (with the bright exception of Alice Walker reading Possessing the Secret of Joy, which Audible really ought to offer, but I digress). I was not disappointed in this. Not only is Mr. Koontz obviously brilliant, but this was really a singularly personal book and hearing him read it made it even more sincere and touching.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not really. I wanted to savor it more than that. It was so rich that I loved listening to it on my commutes a chapter at a time. I rewound it frequently to make it last.

Beautiful

This book has a great sense of humor that anyone can relate to even if you don’t have a dog. ;)