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Book cover of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Karen A. Anderson Author Of The Amazing Afterlife of Animals: Messages and Signs From Our Pets On The Other Side

From Karen's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Karen's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Karen A. Anderson Why Karen loves this book

Who doesn't love Enzo? I fell in love with him and this book. Such a great perspective, so refreshing to read his point of view. Animals have much to teach us about love, life, death, and dying. Wonderful book!

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17 authors picked The Art of Racing in the Rain as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Soon to be a major motion picture, this heart-warming and inspirational tale follows Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together.

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: he thinks and feels in nearly human ways. He has educated himself by watching extensive television, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo realizes that racing is a metaphor: that by applying the techniques a driver would apply on…