SuitabookThe beloved dearly
Doug Cooney
- Reading
- Try reading a few chapters together, then pause to talk about what the characters are feeling; the chapter headings offer natural stopping points.
- Themes
- Money, work and fairness: Ernie runs a pet-funeral business, refuses an employee a raise, and the enterprise falters after she leaves. The plot presents a conflict over pay and business decisions, but the book’s judgement of Ernie’s conduct is not clear.
- Pet loss and expressing feelings: The book addresses pet loss and expressing feelings; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The plot includes pet funerals and the death of Ernie’s dog. If pet loss is a tender subject, you may want to check in as you read.