Etna
Book of the Week: Etna by Paul Yoon
One of the most anticipated books of 2026 reviewed by (very) avid reader and friend of Books & Company, Pia 🙏
“American writer Paul Yoon has won plenty of critical praise (and deservedly so) but his third - and recently released - novel, ‘Etna’, seems to have won him new fans, thanks to featuring a canine protagonist.
Think of this book as an adult version of Michael Morpugo’s ‘War Horse’, using the world seen through the eyes of an animal to show the horrors of war.
It is touching without ever being sentimental or veering into Disney style anthropomorphism, and its near impressionistic use of language - sparse yet full of meaning - is powerful. And, no, you don’t have to love dogs to find this a worthwhile read . But it doesn’t hurt, either...”