The Book of Dog: A Satire

By: D.J. Molles

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

When their peoples mysteriously vanish, a pair of faithful dogs must work with their foul-mouthed feline friend to discover why, and how to bring them back home.
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Banger and Mash knew something strange was happening when their peoples’ scent began to fade. Sweetpea the cat knew it too, but…you know…he just wasn’t that worried about it. But when their human vanishes into thin air right before their noses, they race to get help from the other dogs in the village, only to discover that EVERYONE'S humans have disappeared.

Banger, a rescue with a traumatic past, convinces the other dogs that they must have done something Very Bad to incur this terrible punishment. Determined to become Perfect Dogs to entice the humans to return to them, a draconian system of laws is put into place to keep dogs from doing anything that might be seen as Bad—no more eating trash, no more sleeping on the couch, and definitely no humping. Sweetpea is more than happy to use his prodigious feline memory to help them keep track of their ever-more-complicated rules…so long as they refer to him as His Masterfulness, and pay him homage.

Mash, on the other hand, is not so sure that they’re going about it the right way. He wants to be a Good Dog, but he’s pretty sure that the whole reason the peoples loved them in the first place was because they were…well…dogs.

As differing philosophies give rise to conflict amongst the canines, a new theory of how they should behave arises from an unlikely source: Sweetpea--AKA, His Masterfulness--who is either the only cat capable of hearing the voice of the peoples…or maybe he’s just going crazy.

Satire and metaphysics come together in this humorous and often heartwarming tale about our four-legged friends, and how love conquers all.

©2023 D.J. Molles (P)2023 D.J. Molles

Thought and emotion provoking

I had no expectations when I started this book but was sucked in immediately. This book brought out so many emotions and thoughts about my interactions with my beloved furry friends and my people interactions as well. It is a wonderful book which I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

I couldn't stop listening!

As with all of D.J. Molles' books, this one was so well written and amazing, I just couldn't stop listening to it. I love all of the characters and the journey they go through, a few places had my eyes leaking, both from laughter and from emotions. Scott Aiello is an exceptional narrator, perfect for this book. This is a must buy, you will be pleased you did!

Wonderful

I loved this book. Mash is a very good dog just trying to do the right thing in a strange new world. When all the peoples left some dogs tried to be perfect to bring them back. Some dogs hid their pain by acting like the peoples never loved them anyway so they threw out all the rules! Mash was banished for not taking sides but he was trying to do The Right Thing.
Living in the woods, Sweetpea the opinionated cat became his best and only friend. Sweetpea knew that neither pack’s side had it right, too.
Mash sticks to his path, Sweetpea follows her path and the lessons they learn will make you laugh and cry. Sometimes all at once.
You need to see where their paths lead. It’s a wonderful tale! Is it too much to hope for a sequel?!

Funny and Heart warming

first off I can't believe that the guy that wrote the remaining Universe wrote this book but I'm so glad that he did it's a breath of fresh air to go from reading some of the dark books that I read to reading this that is just so funny and heartwarming this Guy knows how to write a book and get you invested after listening to this I don't think there's a book that he'll put out that I won't check out you will laugh you will cry and you will have a good time doing it read it

Fun and Heartwarming Tale of Cats and Dogs!

What happens when all the peoples disappear and dogs and cats are left to their own devices?
This book answers that question and then some!

Not gonna lie, this book hit me in the feels as many times as it made me laugh! Amazing change of pace by Molles and a fun, refreshing story to have in your library. Interesting human parallels and absolutely spot on species specific behavioral accuracy! Narration was perfection (Again, species specific accuracy at its finest).

A must have for dog and cat lovers alike!

Damn!!!

What a story! Hilarious and much more emotional than I expected. I love the other series by Molles, but this is far different from his other styles. Great performance as well! Sweetpea was my favorite!

Great book everyone should listen

What a great story that the world needs to hear thanks DJ we need more people like you

The cat was funny.

I found the parts where the cat was lead character very funny. the narrator captured the essence of cat.

Love it!

The story is amazing! It's so well told, I couldn't put it down. The narrator did the best job of narrating and portraying each character. So much so that I could distinguish who was speaking even without him saying who was speaking. All in all 10 out of 10!

Fun read

I love a book that makes you laugh out load, and this one did often.