It’s Terms of Endearment with a wagging tail. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN is so shot through with dog love, so tenderly observed and lucidly written, it was hard to swallow — because of the lump in my throat. Simply wonderful, but get out your handkerchiefs. — Jeff Schultz

Despite being a 4 hankie weeper, I couldn’t put down THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN. The uniqueness of dog as narrator saves a familiar plot from itself. Luv it — Alan Yudman