And yes, this book is about that, but it is not solely about that. It's marketed as a book about a grieving widower who tries to teach his dog, the sole witness to his late wife's death, to talk. As Paul's investigation leads him in unexpected and even perilous directions, he revisits the pivotal moments of his life with Lexy, the brilliant, enigmatic woman whose sparkling passion for life and dark, troubled past he embraced equally.Īh, where do I begin reviewing this book? Let me start by saying that this book is not about what it's promoted to be. Perhaps behind her wise and earnest eyes lies the key to what really happened to the woman he loved.
A linguist by training, Paul embarks on an impossible endeavor: a series of experiments designed to teach Lorelei to communicate what she knows. But he can't do it alone he needs Lorelei's help. Reeling from grief, Paul is determined to decipher this evidence and unlock the mystery of her death. In the days and weeks that follow, Paul begins to notice strange "clues" in their home: books rearranged on their shelves, a mysterious phone call, and other suggestions that nothing about Lexy's last afternoon was quite what it seemed. The only witness was their dog, Lorelei, whose anguished barking brought help to the scene - but too late. He returns home one day to find that his wife, Lexy, has died under strange circumstances. I would recommend this book, five stars.Paul Iverson's life changes in an instant. However, if the author had found another way of doing this, The Dogs of Babel may have made it to my top ten favorite novels of all time. It was a necessary turn it moves the book along and brings the story full circle. About two thirds through the book, the plot takes a twist that I didn’t enjoy. At the same time, the characters are so well developed and the writing so clean that you don’t feel like you’re reading something crazy. Being a professor of linguistics, the bereaved husband decides to take a leave of absence from his teaching position in order to teach the dog to talk, so that he can find out what really happened the day his wife died. The main character’s wife climbs up an apple tree, falls, and dies. I usually don’t reveal what happens in a book, but when it happens on the first page I consider it fair game. The approach was fresh, the style good, and the subject matter grabbed my attention. From the first page I really liked this book.
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