The Art of Racing in the Rain By Garth Stein HarperLuxe Large Print, 2008, 368 pages ISBN: 978-0061562402 Genre: Fiction

Reviewed by Israel Drazin - April 13, 2010

"If animals could talk", wonder no more! This novel will share with you the love, caring, sensitivity, and understanding of man's best friend, his or her dog. Garth Stein portrays how the dog Enzo makes its master Eddy sensitive to the cruelties, injustices, and selfishness that humans do to each other when Enzo protects Eddy in crucial situations.

The novel portrays a love affair between a human and his animal that people who love animals can relate to and enjoy reading. The novel also includes a clever parallel of the racing car world to average everyday life that adds to the story.

Dr. Israel Drazin is the author of fifteen books, including a series of five volumes on the Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible, which he co-authors with Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner, and a series of four books on the twelfth century philosopher Moses Maimonides, the latest being Maimonides: Reason Above All, published by Gefen Publishing House, www.gefenpublishing.com. The Orthodox Union (OU) publishes daily samples of the Targum books on www.ouradio.org.

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