Just Walking the Dogs

by Joe Bennett

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

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Julian "Joe" Bennett (born 20 April 1957) is a writer and columnist living in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Born in England, he emigrated to New Zealand when he was twenty-nine. Bennett is a columnist for Christchurch's newspaper The Press and the author of several books.

Reviews

[Bruce Jenkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Joe Bennett is a wry and insightful observer of the idiosyncrasies of people and the absurdities of modern life. These brief pieces were published between 1997 and 1998, presumably in New Zealand. Bennett’s use of language is deft and humorous and the vignettes never wear out their welcome. Some read as a bit dated, with social attitudes towards women and their roles having undergone (one hopes) changes in the intervening decades. Nevertheless, this is book-at-the-beach holiday reading of a light and undemanding nature and will doubtless bring a smile or two.

[Ralph-Peter Hendriks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it. What else can I say?

[Inger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice bite sized columns collected here with some laugh out loud moments