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The Art of Racing in the Rain

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The Art of Racing in the Rain	comment	The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2008 novel written by Garth Stein.The story concerns Denny, an aspiring racecar driver. He meets and marries Eve, a bubbly, happy young woman. Together they have a daughter, ZoÃ«. Things go well for the family for about six years before Eve unexpectedly dies from cancer. Denny is then forced to battle Eve's parents for custody of ZoÃ«, all while trying to balance his burgeoning career and several unexpected legal troubles.What makes the book unique is that it's not the told from Denny's perspective, or ZoÃ«â€™s, or even Eve's parents. The narrator is actually Enzo, Denny's dog. He provides commentary on the events as they happen and offers a unique perspective only a dog can provide. Along with Denny's main plot is Enzo's subplot about the belief that if he's prepared enough, he'll return after he dies as human.It remained a bestseller on The New York Times for three years straight. Stein has written two other versions of the book: a YA adaption for elementary/middle school students, and a picture book for young children.A film adaption was released on August 9, 2019, starring Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_1c79ae8c	comment	Those Two Guys: Mike and Tony, Denny's coworkers, share most of their scenes and provide some comic relief.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_1d2400e9	comment	Green-Eyed Monster: While there are some warm moments between Enzo and Eve, he resents how much of Denny's attention she takes up and isn't afraid to admit it.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_1dfd19f9	comment	Papa Wolf: This applies to both Denny and Enzo. Denny goes through so much to keep custody of his daughter, despite Trish and Maxwell's scheming and he wins. Enzo, a literal dog, can't do much to help with the legal issues, but he's very protective of ZoÃ« and (in the film) tears up the adoption papers Denny's in-laws want him to sign, telling Denny not to give up yet. [[spoiler:Shortly after that, Trish had her Heel Realization and admitted their charges against Denny were false.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_33d5b7f2	comment	This same treatment is applied to the movie, where Annika is Adapted Out altogether, and this particular plotline is changed to a confrontation between Danny and Maxwell getting physical, resulting in the latter getting pushed into a pillar when he tries to attack Danny, and culminating in Maxwell filing charges for assault and using said incident as a pretense to take custody of ZoÃ«. Likewise, Enzo's hallucination is changed to the stuffed zebra tearing apart its fellow stuffed brethren before it tears itself to pieces.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_3763bcf8	comment	False Rape Accusation: Annika, one of Eve's teenage cousins, tries to get Denny to fall in love with her by taking off her clothes in his presence. He sternly tells her to stop and drives her home. When he tries to battle Eve's parents for custody of ZoÃ«, they get Annika to say he raped her. However, after learning how miserable he is without ZoÃ«, she drops the (false) charges.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_3f45f1e6	comment	Adaptational Heroism: Trish is more nicer in the movie adaptation as compared to her novel counterpart. Sheâ€™s more accepting and open-minded to Eveâ€™s relationship with Denny, even defending their marriage when her husband voices his disapproval. She also gleefully hugs Denny when she and Maxwell come over to visit newborn ZoÃ«. Her guilt in backing up Maxwellâ€™s lies in their effort to win sole custody of ZoÃ« catches up to her and admits the truth while on the stand. As a result, after he gets custody of ZoÃ« back, Denny is still willing to let Trish and Maxwell be a part of ZoÃ«'s life.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_4a6e9fd9	comment	Obnoxious In-Laws: Trish and Maxwell start as this and get worse from there. Their sons arenâ€™t any better, as they try to force Denny not to attend Eveâ€™s funeral, then resort to beating him up when he refuses. One of them goes as far as to call Denny a child molester, but backs off when he demands his brother-in-law repeat what he said in front of ZoÃ«.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_50f5dabe	comment	Reincarnation: A major theme of the book, as Enzo believes if he's prepared enough, he'll come back as a human after he dies. The epilogue reveals he actually does and even gets to meet Denny again.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_6da1d9ae	comment	Parental Marriage Veto: Eve's parents are not happy that their daughter winds up marrying a rookie racer with more dreams than actual accolades, to the point where after Eve dies they immediately try to get Denny out of ZoÃ«'s life by any means possible.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_7315fd38	comment	Covers Always Lie: The book describes Enzo as a lab mixnote Denny was told he was sired by a shepherd-poodle mix, but Enzo himself is certain his father was a big Airedale that lived on the farm, but most covers have a golden retriever on them. The film also uses a golden retriever.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_79c34029	comment	The Nose Knows: Enzo smells the decay emanating from Eve quite some time before her cancer makes itself known. Unfortunately, because Enzo is also a dog, he's unable to alert Eve and Denny to said threat before it's too late.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_7ee61bec	comment	Mature Animal Story: The Art Of Racing In The Rain is from a dog's POV, but it includes dark topics, such as a False Rape Accusation. It has toned down versions for younger audiences.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_8c678d33	comment	Death by Newbery Medal: It's a Foregone Conclusion that Enzo dies, since he reveals at the beginning that the story is essentially him reminiscing on his life during his last days.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_9718a22a	comment	You Remind Me of X: Denny says this word for word when he meets up with a reincarnated Enzo in the finale.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: Trish in the film adaptation realizes how toxic sheâ€™s been and admits the truth to the judge.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_b4a6ae4c	comment	Everyone Has Standards: Annika was willing to use a False Rape Accusation on Denny as revenge for not falling in love with her, but after realizing how Eve's parents were using her to gain custody of ZoÃ«, as well as how miserable he would be without her, she drops the charges.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_b5b3599d	comment	Amoral Attorney: In the film, it's mentioned that Trish and Maxwell's attorney coached Trish to commit perjury. That said, Denny's attorney seems like a pretty decent guy.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Enzo is named after Enzo Ferarri, the world-renown sportscar marquee.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_c772e7c5	comment	Rags to Riches: Denny, who goes from penniless widower to Formula One champion. The book has others describe his meteoric rise to success in the face of all the adversity as nothing less than a fairy tale.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_ce6555f0	comment	Lighter and Softer: The YA and kid's versions of the novel cut some of the more mature content from the main book, such as Annika's false rape allegations against Denny and the infamous scene where Enzo imagines Zoey's stuffed zebra sexually assaulting her other toys. This same treatment is applied to the movie, where Annika is Adapted Out altogether, and this particular plotline is changed to a confrontation between Danny and Maxwell getting physical, resulting in the latter getting pushed into a pillar when he tries to attack Danny, and culminating in Maxwell filing charges for assault and using said incident as a pretense to take custody of ZoÃ«. Likewise, Enzo's hallucination is changed to the stuffed zebra tearing apart its fellow stuffed brethren before it tears itself to pieces.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_dd8deee1	comment	Xenofiction: The book is told from the viewpoint of a dog.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_eb9afb9d	comment	Evil Old Folks: ZoÃ«â€™s maternal grandparents, whose ever escalating bids to gain sole custody of ZoÃ« fuel most of the story's conflict. Itâ€™s implied that they might not even care about ZoÃ«, but just want to keep her away from her dad. This is toned down in the film; while they visibly don't approve of Denny and Eve's marriage, they play nice until Eve passes, only showing their true disdain for him later. What's more, their love for Zoey here is clearly genuine, with Enzo implying that their pursuit of getting custody of their granddaughter is out of a subconscious desire to get their daughter back.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_f36c4f98	comment	Easily Forgiven: Denny in the film adaptation lets Trish and Maxwell in Zoeyâ€™s life again sometime after he wins the custody battle.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_f64a9cf7	comment	Earn Your Happy Ending: Denny goes through the emotional wringer over the course of the story, but he ultimately wins his custody battle over ZoÃ« and goes on to a be famous Formula One racer.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain / int_ff6ae1f6	comment	Evil-Detecting Dog: Enzo isn't fond of Eve's parents, as he can tell that they don't like Denny and that they aren't the best people. He's completely right, though he isn't able to warn Denny or Eve about their plans. In the film, he's able to get a little revenge on them on Denny's behalf by eating a pepper (something he knows he can't digest) and getting diarrhea on the carpet.
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