Fiction finds a way to celebrate the pets in our lives by making them central to its plot. For those of us who never got to have our own pets and had to make do with the dogs, cats, and rabbits of our friends, fiction where pets play a crucial role is a saving grace. It reminds us that unconditional love and kindness do exist in the world and for us to experience it, we may need to become friends with more animals. Humanity often loses perspective of what it takes to live a good life: love. Fiction based on pets reminds us that it really doesn’t take all the riches in the world to make us happy and having a non-human friend can solve most of our problems. Want to read more books featuring animals? Please check out this list of lovely stories about animals!
