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"In 1991, 54 years after the publication of her lovely first book, _Serve It Forth_, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher published this light bonbon about an American mother and her two daughters (ages 8 and 11), and their year in the French town of Aix-en-Provence. (The time period is early 1950s.) The title character weaves through the narrative while the humans watch and speculate on his motives and activities, and the locals interact with all four and one another. Not much of significance happens, but it has all the charm of Paul Gallico's lighter stuff. You get a strong sense of the place, the time, and the foods! Fisher is an unfailingly delicate and very wise storyteller."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Boss Dog |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Animal story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- dog
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Sister
Family, loving relations
Yes
Special relationship with
- sister
Culture clash?
- visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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