Dog Years: A Memoir Audiobook

" Doty shows his mastery of lyrical prose to weave a wonderful story wrought from the lives of two dogs, two partners (one deceased from AIDS) and 9-11 New York. I can only speak as a dog lover - I found it difficult to put this book down and always had it in my bag should I be able to steal a minute or two to lap up more pages. "

" This is a really lovely memoir, but so sad. It's about, among other things, how when his partner died of AIDS, the author entrusted his will to live to his two dogs. In caring for them, he was able to go on; but then they begin to age and he must face their deaths as well. It's a life-affirming book, but it made me cry seven or eight times. Beautifully written. "

" The most beautiful book about dogs I've read. "

" This was a beautiful book. It is perhaps one of the best written I have read in a long time. You can tell that the author is a poet. He uses some of the most beautiful imagery. The book is about so much more than his dogs. It is about loss, sadness, and picking up the pieces after you have lost someone you care so very deeply for. Yes, I cried a bit but not nearly as much as I feared that I would. This book will tug at your heart and will have meaning for anyone who has ever had an elderly pet. "

" I enjoyed this book and the author's writing style. I feel that I really got to know the dogs, and as a the "mother" of a wild and crazy mutt, loved his thoughts on dog communication. I wish the book had been longer. "

" I sobbed--SOBBED--listening to this book to work and back for a month. (It's only two hours each way once a week; it was a month of amazing commutes.) "

" Incisive, heartbreaking, endlessly quotable. And I don't even like dogs. "

" I love all Mark Doty's books--both memoirs and poetry--and this, along with Heaven's Coast, is one of my favorites. He's intensely aware of the beauty and fragility of the world and writes about both so movingly... "

" Great story. Loved the way the story isn't just a timeline, but jumps around. Excellent read. "

" I read this book after Ellen died. Too wonderful. Too hard. "

" A beautifully written, poignant memoir of loss. I read it right after my beloved dog died and he spoke to the kind of grief I felt. "

" Touching and as expected poetically tendered account of how Doty is helped by two canines through the loss of his long time partner and lover. "

" I LOVED this book. Its a memoir about his life with his partner and his two dogs. He is the first and so far only person to perfectly capture what it is like to have a dog and to love a dog. Cried like a baby on the bus, incredibly sad. I'm keeping this book forever. "

" Beautifully written. Any dog lover/owner (especially with an older dog) will get a lot out of this book. Loved it. "

" This memoir made me bawl. Doty's devotion to a health challenged partner and attachment to dogs that live though every single aspect of human couple behavior was terrific. I am a lifelong fan of Doty. His poetry rocks too. "

" This book was an easy read but it wasn't my favorite. I liked Marley and Me a whole lot better. "

" Poetic. Not a light-hearted dog memoir. "

" Gosh I love this guy -- all heart and what a writer. I love it when poets are philosophers without sounding dry or didactic. He's just a gorgeous writer. "

" Yep, cried. "

" Yuck, double yuck, but at least there is no triple yuck. Maudlin and sappy, force myself to get through it (with the aid of well-place skimming). "

" this is some one who is able to put into words what it felt like to lose my dogs "

" A very moving account of life, death, and everything in-between. Those with a foot in existentialism will appreciate the philosophical voice of the author. You don't have to be a dog lover, but it helps. "

" This was just a beautiful book. Doty's a poet and his writing is eloquent. I laughed at his experiences and actually cried in several places. He really captures the pleasure of owning dogs and sharing the dogs with a partner. Read this one. "

" Incisive, heartbreaking, endlessly quotable. And I don't even like dogs. "

" Deeply moving and poetic tribute to this author's loved ones, both human and canine. He memorializes a deceased partner and two faithful dogs, mixing poetry, questions of existence, and thoughts on the hereafter. It's a beautifully moving and intimate journey. "

" A sad story about; compassion, love, dignity and loss. Both of human relationships and of love and loss of a beloved pet. I loved the relationship and bond the owners had with their dogs. But I'm not a fan of his writing style, I found it to be too fragmented there for two stars. "

" Touching and as expected poetically tendered account of how Doty is helped by two canines through the loss of his long time partner and lover. "

" While this has some good parts, it seems like mostly rambling. Maybe because I am not a dog lover, but not really what I was expecting. "

" A beautifully written, poignant memoir of loss. I read it right after my beloved dog died and he spoke to the kind of grief I felt. "