Following Atticus (full name: Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship), written by Thomas F. Ryan, is a 2012 book about a newspaper reporter (Ryan) and his relationship with his two dogs. The story is based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, particularly the Four-thousand footers.
Critical response Boston Daily praised it for its lack of treacly sentiment and recommended it to dog lovers.Matthew Reed Baker, "Book Review: Following Atticus, by Tom Ryan", Boston Daily, 9/16/2011 Kirkus Reviews called it "lyrical" and mentioned the book's "immense pathos". "Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship By Tom Ryan", Kirkus Reviews However, the blog Cairn's of Life was less enthusiastic, accusing Ryan of abusing his dog through taking his pet on so many walks.
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