Book #53 The Dog Who Dared To Dream

The Dog Who Dared to Dream by Sun-mi Hwang
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Dog Who Dared to Dream has been translated from the original Korean work from popular author Sun-mi Hwang, who is well known in her homeland for her touching animal tales. It straddles the line between adult and children's fiction and is hard to place into any particular category. The wording throughout the book is childlike and simple, but the content and underlying message are quite deep. Because much of the book is about death and loss, it can be an emotionally draining read. The translation itself is patchy in places and sometimes exchanges between characters felt stilted and awkward. Perhaps the cadence of the original Korean has been somewhat lost in translation. It is reasonable to say that the ending is uplifting and liable to bring a tear to the eye.

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