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Just as "archie" typed the revelations of a cockroach on his boss's typewriter, so Fluke describes in his own words his life as a dog. His perceptions go beyond ordinary canine intelligence, however, since he can faintly remember his former life as a man. Hard to believe? Not if Samuel West is narrating Fluke's exciting adventures. Not only is he convincing as a dog, but his reading voice as a human casts an equally magical spell. J.C. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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He was a stringy mongrel, wandering the streets of the city, driven by a ravenous hunger and hunting a quarry he could not define. But he was something more. Somewhere in the depths of his consciousness was a memory clawing its way to the surface, tormenting him. The memory of what he had once been—a man.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Gentle fantasy is a shocking change of pace., F�v 26 2002

Par	Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

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Fluke tells the tale of an abandoned dog named Fluke that has past life memories of being a man, a man that was evidently murdered. Fluke then goes on an odyssey to find his home, his family, and his killer. Getting there alternates between funny and frightening. Herbert shows genuine skill as a fantasist here and I wish it was a talent that he tried explore more often, as this is his best novel.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 An unusual and satisfying book, maybe Herbert's best., F�v 3 2002

Par	Penguin Egg (London, England) - Voir tous mes commentaires

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This is a surprise. With Herbert, you usually got a gore-fest, and when I started reading this book about a man who finds himself in a dog's body, I imagined there would be lurid descriptions of dogs ripping apart other living things, probably humans. Far from it. This book is as cleverly written and as skilfully told as anything by Richard Matheson or Jonathan Aycliffe, and I do not make such comparisons lightly. 'Fluke' describes the dog's (told in the first person-or should that be in the first dog?) quest to discover his previous humanness. It is a journey both of discovery and self-awareness. Herbert vividly describes what it (probably) feels like to be a dog, capturing the world of smells and canine desires; and the lingering sense of his previous humanity that propels him to discover who he was before he became a dog. The ending is moving without being sentimental. An unusual and satisfying book and one that I can fully recommend.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 A beautiful, moving novel, Ao� 3 2000

Par	Wade Van der Berg (Austin, TX USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

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A while back someone attempted to make a movie of this book and screwed up completely, turning a beautiful, moving novel rich with spirituality into a cleaned-up pseudo-heartwarming Disneyfied kiddie pic. What a shame. This is one of the most beautiful novels I have ever read and it's spiritual message about acceptance and moving on, as well as the wages of karma, cannot be ignored. If you can find it, read it (ignore the classification on the spine, although "Fluke" is written by a horror writer, it is NOT horror).

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5.0�toiles sur 5 not the usual James Herbert
There is the James Herbert who pioneered the visceral "creature feature" which emerged in Britain just as Stephen King was inventing modern American horror fiction,... Read more

Publi� le Ao� 1 2000 par Mr Barrie Hudson

5.0�toiles sur 5 VERY FUNNY BUT I WOULD NOT CLASS IT AS A HORROR!
I found the book very funny although it said it was a horror. it wasn't scary at all.

Publi� le Ao� 19 1999

5.0�toiles sur 5 There's more to life...
I've read hundreds of books in my life but only a handfull have really touched me. This is one of them. Read more

Publi� le Juil 3 1999

5.0�toiles sur 5 What,My Favorite Movie a Book?
A father dies in a car accident when driving fast home from work. Tom then comes back as a dog,a mutt. Read more

Publi� le Sep 2 1998