Dante should be herding sheep, at the very least. “But I get the feeling they’re dissatisfied. “I know they’re dogs,” he said, struggling to explain. He understands that dogs aren’t as intelligent as humans, but he remains unconvinced that they’re “ psychologically inferior to or less complex than humans.” Jonathan immediately bonds with Dante and Sissy. He had an apartment and a girlfriend and a job, but everything felt somehow spindly. This set him apart from people with the kind of lives you saw on TV – normal people with favorite songs and matching towels. Jonathan agrees to watch Dante and Sissy for six months, unaware that their meddlesome influence will lead him to question everything – his career, his relationship, and the meaning of life.įor years now, as long as he could remember, he’d viewed his own life as a comic strip, a bit two-dimensional, yes, but full of eccentric characters with special gifts – the ability to fly, say, or speak fish. Unexpected change arrives in the form of his brother’s two dogs, Dante and Sissy.
Jonathan Trefoil rents a tiny apartment in Manhattan, works a job he loathes, and is engaged to a woman who’s completely wrong for him. Rosoff’s novel is for anyone wondering what to be when they grow up, and how on earth to get there.Ĭlick here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life, the universe, and everything? Their sly maneuvering on daily walks and visits to the alluring vet suggest that human emotional intelligence may not be top dog after all.Ī funny, wise romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is a story of tangled relationships, friendships, and dogs. When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan's world view begins to shift. He doesn’t remember life being this confusing, back before everyone expected him to act like a grown-up.
His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him-only richer and with a different sense of humor. Jonathan Trefoil’s boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his apartment just the wrong side of legal.
National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Meg Rosoff's charming, hilarious new novel about a young New Yorker’s search for happiness and the two dogs who help him find it -the perfect summer read “A charming comedy on love, friendship, and the surprising influence of man’s best friend.” - Harper’s Bazaar “ comic masterpiece.” - People magazine’s “Book of the Week”
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