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randyribay's review against another edition
4.0
despite the familiar story, i have a soft spot for dog stories.
tsilverman's review
1.0
I was really hoping the whole time that the narrator would improve by the end of the story but I was very disappointed. Do teenage boys really talk like this?? Or is the author just imagining that's what they talk like now? Can they really be that awful and obnoxious? Also JD's 'secret' was probably just about the stupidest reveal I've ever read in a book. Add in a sprinkle or two of homophobia and you've got what adds up to a truly terrible book. Spoiler alert: the dog doesn't die so I guess that's what the one star is for.
amdame1's review
3.0
JD comes back from spending the summer “upstate” to discover that his mom has rescued a Rottweiler while he was gone. They re-name the dog Johnny Rotten – after the guy in the Sex Pistols. Both Johnny and JD have some issues to work through, but when Johnny bites someone, things get serious fast. Some language. Good choice for reluctant readers, especially boys although some will find it a bit too lengthy.
kellyhager's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book so much! I immediately sympathized with JD and obviously with his dog, Johnny Rotten.
It's probably a good thing I read this on my Kindle so that I couldn't skip ahead. As a result, I spent most of the book worried that Johnny would have to be put down (obviously I won't tell you what happens; you'll have to read the book).
It was wonderful seeing a bond develop between JD and Johnny. Obviously, JD didn't have that many relationships he could really count on in his life, and Johnny had even fewer. Watching Johnny learn to trust JD was a really awesome thing. (Yes, I'm a sap but I never pretended otherwise.)
I also spent the book in complete disbelief over the behavior of JD's friend, Mars. (The one Johnny bit and who is now reacting in a completely awful way.) Yes, I know there are people like that but it's still unsettling to run across one. I was hoping that he would realize what he was doing and what the potential repercussions were, but well, we know better, don't we? (And again, not telling you the ending.)
Highly recommended.
It's probably a good thing I read this on my Kindle so that I couldn't skip ahead. As a result, I spent most of the book worried that Johnny would have to be put down (obviously I won't tell you what happens; you'll have to read the book).
It was wonderful seeing a bond develop between JD and Johnny. Obviously, JD didn't have that many relationships he could really count on in his life, and Johnny had even fewer. Watching Johnny learn to trust JD was a really awesome thing. (Yes, I'm a sap but I never pretended otherwise.)
I also spent the book in complete disbelief over the behavior of JD's friend, Mars. (The one Johnny bit and who is now reacting in a completely awful way.) Yes, I know there are people like that but it's still unsettling to run across one. I was hoping that he would realize what he was doing and what the potential repercussions were, but well, we know better, don't we? (And again, not telling you the ending.)
Highly recommended.
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