I was reminded today that I’ve never actually read the ending to Atonement (I have since seen the film, but I know it’s not the same).
I was reading it a few summers ago and about 3/4 of the way through. I put my book down on the arm of my chair while I went to the kitchen to get a drink. When I came back I found my parents puppy had eaten the back cover and the last 50 pages or so. He had perfectly ripped off and swallowed and shredded the last section of the book, but what I had already read was almost pristine. Never bought another copy because it felt like the dog had eaten my homework!
Anyone else had a book destroyed in a memorable way?
by AmyCClarke