The Dog Says How, Kevin Kling
The Dog Says How, Kevin Kling
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The Dog Says How

Author: Kevin Kling

Narrator: Kevin Kling

Unabridged: 3 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor


Synopsis

A popular storyteller and National Public Radio commentator weaves scenes of childhood antics and adult absurdities into tales that provoke laughter—and elicit tears.

Kevin Kling is a master storyteller, as anyone knows who has seen him perform or heard him on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. Drawing on his memories—an eventful Christmas at the Klings, taxidermy class, hopping freight trains, getting struck by lightning, joining a circus, eating things before knowing what they are—he invites us into his life of growing up in Minnesota, traveling the world, and relying on the strangeness of others.

He also shares tales of overcoming personal tragedy, including a congenital arm disability and a near-fatal motorcycle accident. As a result of the accident, he could no longer type and had to learn to use voice-recognition software. The computer translated the barks of his dog into "How," hence the title, The Dog Says How.

Hilarious and tender, comical and deeply poignant, these 29 tales will please anyone who loves a good story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Todd on October 07, 2012

If you've ever heard that sing-song Scandinavian lilt so well known in the upper midwest, you'll hear it in Kevin Kling's writing. You'll identify with his endearing and scathingly honest accounts of the culture and the people that make Minnesota so beloved. From the first time I heard him on Minnes......more

Goodreads review by David on August 28, 2017

A delightful collection of autobiographical short stories about both Minnesota and abroad. A mix of tragedy, comedy, and adventure.......more

Goodreads review by Susannah on March 11, 2008

I love *listening* to Kevin Kling, but I'm just not sure his stories hold up as well when written. Without the benefit of Kling's distinctive, warm delivery, the stories' homespun wisdom feels a bit forced and within easy spitting distance of trite cliche. I suspect if I'd taken this in as a book on......more

Goodreads review by Erinp on May 26, 2024

I loved this. Just short snippets that were funny and cute and endearing and maybe what I needed at this point in my may but a really lovely reading experience. A lot of the reviews say that its not the same as his NPR skits but I've never heard him so have nothing to compare him to which may have h......more