Next on the parent/kid shared-reading list.


Next on the parent/kid shared-reading list.

What if Elmore Leonard's stock characters were animals? This book is what.

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  1. Paul BeakleyJune 19, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    Is this really a book? Elmore Leonard wrote anthropomorphics at some point?

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  2. Casey G.June 19, 2014 at 2:26 PM

    It's real. Just this one book. A coyote hustler and a retired dog actor are the main characters. Takes place in the Hollywood Hills.

    The dog and coyote decide to switch lives.

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  3. Paul BeakleyJune 19, 2014 at 2:32 PM

    Is it...gritty and snappy? I can't stop thinking of Christopher Moore when I look at this cover and premise.

    I would pay kind of a lot of money to watch Justified with talking animals.

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  4. Casey G.June 19, 2014 at 2:36 PM

    That's pretty much what it is. Less violence, but his story structure and dialogue are pretty much the same. His prose is so straight forward and simple that I don't even think he really changed his vocabulary.

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  5. Casey G.June 20, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    Okay, after starting to read it last night, he really didn't change his vocabulary much. Two instances of "bitch," but of course in reference to actual female coyotes and dogs, and not insults. This led to a good conversation about swear words, what they mean and why.

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  6. Paul BeakleyJune 20, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    I'm thinking through how to have that conversation myself.

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