![]() I received this title courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher. I really loved large sections of this book! As a whole, I enjoyed it but struggled at times to maintain the detachment necessary to value it as a work of magical fiction. I think many of us with dogs are guilty of humanizing them, so this simply doesn't seem so farfetched. When the narrative is focused on past and present "real" events, I found it compelling and often forgot that this is a work of fiction, despite the talking dog. If you enjoyed the story of Pi and the tiger you would likely enjoy this as well though. For almost all of this novel that thing over Lily’s eye remains an octopus, an evil eight-legged sea creature that snarks and schemes and wages battle. It has a good grip and clings tightly over her eye. What follows is a dream-like series of events reminiscent of Life of Pi, and I really lost interest at this point, finding it tedious and too far outside of reality for me personally. The thing Ted notices that fateful Thursday is an octopus. Unfortunately Lily is 12 and an Octopus is taking over her head. The first third of Lily and the Octopus details this relationship, and it's quirky, funny, and touching. Ted talks to Lily, and in her own way, Lily talks back. They also have movie night and pizza night and play Monopoly together. ![]() On Thursdays, Ted and his dog, Lily, talk about boys they think are cute. ![]()
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