{"id":41195,"date":"2026-09-26T20:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=41195"},"modified":"2026-09-26T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:12:22","slug":"the-dogs-a-modern-bestiary-by-rebecca-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/the-dogs-a-modern-bestiary-by-rebecca-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dogs A Modern Bestiary by Rebecca Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\r\n\r\nThe nameless narrator of The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary lives in her studio apartment with a pack of Doberman pinchers. The dogs, led by the cruel, charismatic bitch named Miss Dog, alternate between being brutal attack animals and loyal companions, being real and otherworldly. Some chapters draw upon the ecstatic and horrifying visions of Christian mystics; others take place in the landscapes of familiar fairytales; others in the banal settings of the late-night pick-up bars or suburban picnics. The narrator uneasily inhabits these worlds until the dogs force her to take irrevocable action. Rebecca Brown is the author of other fictions, including The Terrible Girls, Annie Oakley&#8217;s Girl, and The Gifts of the Body. She lives in Seattle.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n   <tr>\r\n   <td><strong>Author: <\/strong>Rebecca Brown<\/td>\r\n   <\/tr>\r\n   <tr>\r\n   <td><strong>Title: <\/strong>The Dogs A Modern Bestiary<\/td>\r\n   <\/tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9780872863446<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>General Fiction<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>Doberman pinscher &#8212; Fiction; Dogs &#8212; Fiction; Human-animal relationships &#8212; Fiction; Women dog owners &#8212; Fiction<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1998-09-01<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>City Lights Books<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>166<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Book_ID: <\/strong>113235<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nameless narrator of The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary lives in her studio apartment with a pack of Doberman pinchers. 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