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Izzy and Lenore
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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- H. Borman
- 01-01-10
Loved this book.
I wanted to read this book because a good friend was in the ICU for five weeks and I was interested in the part of the book about hospice care. I'm also considering getting a dog this year, as I'll be moving to the country.
I really loved the parts of this book about the dogs and essentially the redemption of both the man and dog through their relationship (Izzy). The fact that he then turns into a therapy dog with amazing healing abilities is a part of the boook I have told many friends about.
His farm and relationship with his variety of animals keeps you reading the book too. Read it.
This is my first Jon Katz book and I immediately went to the library and read another in two days: Dog Year.
15 people found this helpful
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- Yvette
- 10-04-09
Izzy & Lenore
This was the best downloaded book so far!! As an RN, I've encountered some of these same situations & wish I had Izzy by my side! It was written & narrated so well that I could lose myself in it! I would love more like this!
10 people found this helpful
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- peabozzle
- 12-12-13
excellent
This book begins with a disclaimer: no dog dies in this book. That's true, but it was still a tear jerker in places. Excellent story, a must read for all dog lovers.
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- Dan
- 03-12-09
Amazing Book..
I am not normally one to write reviews about audio books I listen to, and this is the first one I have written in my 2 years with audible...
This book moved me so much, helping me to think about some of the amazing work people and dogs can do to help people -- and even making me cry at several points throughout the book.
I have listened to Jon's other books such as The New Work of Dogs - and they are great, but pale in comparison to this one.
Its ironic because in The New Work of Dogs he was talking about the various different and unique things other people are doing with thier dogs and now he is writting about the new work that Izzy (an amazingly insightful border collie) and Jon are doing with Hospice...
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- K. McRitchie
- 06-27-10
Laughter and Tears...
This is my second Katz novel and I love them all! This one touches your heart as you get to experience the job of a therapy dog. I am not sure that many people realize how dogs and other animals can give so much to us. Therapy dogs are wondrous souls and Izzy is amazing! I love visiting the farm with each of his novels and learning about life along the way. Great narrator also.
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- piano13
- 02-17-09
Another Great Jon Katz book!
"Izzy and Lenore" is another great, fun book about Katz's dogs. The book left me convinced again that the benefit of having a dog in your life is an indescribable pleasure, and for both dog and owner, an opportunity to grow and learn.
Katz writes about his dogs without making them saints or nightmares. He has a very honest appreciation for the relationship between dogs and owners, and the parts both play in that pairing.
Katz's books about dogs can't appear often enough for me. First captivated by Orson, the wonderful/devildog border collie that Katz owned and trained, "My First Dog" was a lovely tribute to a dog that was a handful!
A must-read for dog owners!
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- Debbie
- 08-18-14
Searching, Learning, Healing
The simplicity with which dogs love and accept us is one of the most amazing and healing gifts that we humans will ever encounter. I can't begin to tell you how this audio book by Jon Katz blessed me. The narration is perfect, soothing, calming, gentle . . . like a pup nuzzling up to you in the night. The story of Izzy, the border collie left wild in the fields to his own devices, with no one to call his own, abandoned by his owners . . . then adopted by Jon and joining him and the animals on his farm, learning to be a hospice dog . . . well, it is a story of healing, for Izzy, for the hospice patients, and for Jon . . . I think what I appreciated most of all is the honesty with which this story is written . . . the story of the valleys that all people encounter, whether in middle age or not, the ghosts of our pasts, which pop out of no where and suck the joy out of our lives, and threaten our future . . . the choice we all must make is to WALK THROUGH that valley and confront the ghosts . . . oh, and the comforts of having a pup to journey through it with us . . . a pup that never judges,never questions, just comes right along with us, come what may, until we come out whole on the other side.
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- Leslie-Ann
- 03-25-13
Another Great book by Katz
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Katz has a way of capturing and describing the scenes on his farm with his friends, visitors, family and beloved animals like no one else. I am mezmorized by every book, sad when they are done... And ready for the next.
What did you like best about this story?
Everything
What about Tom Stechschulte’s performance did you like?
He makes you forget that you are not listening to the author reading his own work!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
All of Katz's books make you laugh, cry and everything else... They are just so real!
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- Ed
- 09-18-14
No way to go wrong in story about dogs and hospice
As a dog lover and supporter of the incredible work performed by hospice folks I knew this book was a no-risk listen. Didn't think it was particularly well written and I never really connected with Jon. Thank goodness for Izzy and Lenore. Izzy went from rags to riches in spirit and was almost too good to be true. Lenore was a lovable Lab who proved near the end of the listen that she possessed more than simple puppy love. The book provides some insights into hospice care and was well worth the listen.
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- Denise
- 06-04-12
Mench
Would you consider the audio edition of Izzy and Lenore to be better than the print version?
no they are about the same
What did you like best about this story?
I love that Jon puts his heart in his stories.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Laughter through the tears.
Any additional comments?
Jon comes alive in his stories, I feel like I know him and the transformation of his life.
4 people found this helpful