![]() ![]() an ever-deepening investigation into the nature of human-being-ness, self-knowledge, and knowing things outside of yourself. for Myles, a dog becomes the surrogate for a sort of vicarious enlightenment. " Afterglow portrays a complex and often hilarious relationship between two animals, characterized by love and deep interrogation of power, creativity, and point of view. ![]() wry, far-flung, and wonderfully loving." -Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe with quicksilver intellect and whimsy fully engaged. "You'll laugh, and you'll cry, yes, but you'll also think hard, as you work to pull together the many disparate, cosmic, and charming notions Myles sets forth. It's raw and affecting, and in its wild snuffling way, utterly original." -Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR ![]() Myles gets at something no other dog book I've read has gotten at quite this distinctly: The sense of wordless connection and spiritual expansion you feel when you love and are loved by a creature who's not human. " Afterglow is a mutt elegy in a million. the writing here, by turns playful, heartfelt, wise, compassionate, fantastical and audaciously confessional, should please many." -Sigrid Nunez, New York Times Book Review because is a love story, and because, like any serious book about death, it is full of life, it has a celebratory feel to it. Myles possesses, in abundance, two qualities of the highest value for a writer, irreverence and relentless curiosity, and here both are on full display. grief at losing Rosie is profound it is also a revelation. "Unflinching but also irrepressibly humorous. ![]()
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