Following Atticus
Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship

The author's strong MA accent may have hindered my enjoyment of the book, but for whatever reason, I thought the book would never end. It's a nice little story, I suppose, but it's inflated to the point of self-indulgence, melodrama and sentimentality. I'm happy to move on. That said, I did apprecia......more

I wanted to read something lighter and chose this book because of the high rating and good reviews on Goodreads. Have to say this book is not for me. Part autobiography (Tom) and part biography (Atticus the dog) the book tells the story of the author who gets hooked on hiking and hooked on having a d......more

Great book. I like his zen like thoughts. Nice to know what a chubby guy and a little dog can accomplish. I see Didn't include quotes in this review, so will add the ones I saved: A curious reader of my newspaper wanted to know why he was Atticus M. Finch and not Atticus M. Ryan. I told her I wanted h......more

This book was on the reader's choice table at the library, so I picked it up. It's about the author and his little dog and how the dog impacted his life and how he came to get the dog. It's a pretty good story. At first, it's about how he got the dog and how they became a part of each other's lives......more

First off, I must say I was one of the very lucky people to receive an advanced copy of this book. Tom Ryan has one of those gifts not given to all writers. He has that gift of being able to play with your emotions within a short span of time. He'll have you concerned, crying, excited, tense, crying......more