I'm not crying.... who am I kidding. Did anyone get through this without tearing up?

Although this isn't a book I'd gravitate to normally, the audiobook was available from my library so I gave it a shot- and I'm glad I did. A few months ago I took issue with a book that had alternating POVs and one was a dog and I hated it, but this dog, Enzo, is so wise and special and insightful! Towards the beginning I found myself bobbing my head along to his observations of several human absurdities (his take on faith vs evolution was spot on) and his in-depth knowledge of racing cars were so well-thought out I had to remind myself this was supposed to be a dog narrating. I quickly stopped caring whether or not his was a "believable" dog voice and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Enzo watches from his mute, furry body (occasionally letting grievances be known by repetitive barking) as his owner & friend, Denny, develops a relationship with and then marries Eve, who soon gives birth to their dear daughter Zoe, and tries and fails to alert the young family of the disaster brewing inside Eve's body. Enzo's musings frequently curse his lack of vocal abilities (as well as his lack of thumbs) with which he might have been able to save Eve's life.

I can't even say how much I enjoyed this stunning novel. The idea is such a simple one to carry out such loaded relationships between man and wife, man and child, and man and dog.