Dogsbody

I got bogged down in Dogsbody, and came away feeling fonder of the Jones books rooted in a "real," non-magical life, at least at the start.

Jones Conference in Bristol 2008

Dog P.O.V.s exist in everything from the fantastical ("Dogsbody" by Diana Wynne Jones) to the comical ("I, Jack" by Patricia Finney).

Archive 2006-04-01 fusenumber8 2006

But I might have outgrown science fiction quickly, moved on to books about horses and girls and high schools, if it weren't for books such as Dogsbody and The Homeward Bounders and Archer's Goon, and if it weren't for characters such as Kathleen, who rescues a puppy and falls in love with a star, and Jamie, who spies on a dangerous game that They are playing, and Howard, with his two very complicated families.

The stars of modern SF pick the best science fiction 2011

When I was about twelve I read all I could find of Diana Wynne Jones 'books - of course in those days she had not written so many, so it was easier - and loved them: Wilkins' Tooth, The Ogre Downstairs, Dogsbody, Eight Days of Luke, Power of Three, Charmed Life and Cart and Cwidder (I don't think I remember the other Dalemark book, Drowned Ammet).

Online reviews and ownership of social spaces nwhyte 2010

I did notice that the evil antagonists in both books are powerful magical women, which I think is also true in Wilkins 'Tooth and Dogsbody; though less so from the other DWJ books that I remember.

Online reviews and ownership of social spaces nwhyte 2010

I was already a science-fiction reader before I found Dogsbody.

The stars of modern SF pick the best science fiction 2011

The very first novel synopsis I ever wrote, about age 10, inspired by Diana Wynne Jones' Dogsbody, largely consisted of the term "expl", short for "explain".

Again. Less stupid. 2009

At first, I thought maybe it was just because it was written for younger readers but I've read plenty of books intended for young adults or even younger audiences that I've enjoyed - the works of Robin McKinley, Diana Wynne Jones's Dogsbody and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book all come to mind.

Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2009

At first, I thought maybe it was just because it was written for younger readers but I've read plenty of books intended for young adults or even younger audiences that I've enjoyed - the works of Robin McKinley, Diana Wynne Jones's Dogsbody and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book all come to mind.

Archive 2009-04-01 Kristen 2009

Come to think of it, I think “Dogsbody” by Diana Wynne Jones should be on our list of books to cover.

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