The fact that he hasn't had a serious relationship for over a year, that he's forty-two and just kind of lives in this made-up world where everything is sunshine and talking dogs. In the midst of Lily's medical issues, Ted also deals with the issues of regular, every day life. He sees it as a separate creature that he can get to remove itself from Lily and they can go back to normal life. As with all grieving, he doesn't accept the tumour for what it is. From pretty much the 6th page of the book, we learn that Lily has an "octopus" on her head quite clearly, a tumour on her brain.Ī lot of this book is spent with Ted trying to make the most of his numbered days with Lily. Still, the story was cute and interesting, so I stuck it out. I wasn't sure if this was a magical realism element, or just a Valium induced hallucination (we find out later Ted has fears of substance addiction). Their relationship is very different, and Lily, it appears, talks to Ted. Right off the bat, you are introduced to the main character Ted, and his dachshund, Lily. What you end up getting in this book is something so much deeper. The synopsis is very vague, and in truth, the in book synopsis was little more than a few sentences of the same ideas. All I knew was that this book was about a guy and his dog, and the person, or dog, you can't live without. Going into this book, I really had no idea what to expect.
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