Reviews

Dog by Michelle Herman

aurodon's review

I picked up this book on a whim while at the library. It's a quick read - more stream-of-consciousness than plot, but the characters are well-designed, the story flows well and there's food for thought in it.

graceg7's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars
i rounded up bc i like dogs. and the cover.

this story wasn’t so much about dogs and it was about the main character, jill, having one long reminiscing session lowkey regretting abt her past lovers and how she was extremely closed off. she was kinda annoying but near the end she was less insufferable. like how was she able to date multiple men when she was like that meanwhile i’m awesome and don’t have a bf

egzambrana's review

slow-paced

2.0

Nothing happens in this book.

boygirlparty's review against another edition

3.0

an innocuous novella about a neurotic woman and the unlikely puppy who humanizes her. simple, sweet.

verybaddogs's review

5.0

While the picture on the cover makes you want to take it home, it's the story that makes this book stick with you. I'm not sure that Jill is meant to be a likable character, but how you not like someone who's taken in Philip? It's a great story...one that makes you feel lonely, but that makes you enjoy the loneliness, and appreciate your dog.

peonylantern's review

2.0

It was nice and short. The main character did not capture my affection at all, but the dog was sweet.

aje9065a's review

2.0

fun, though i would've liked to have it be more about the dog. there's probably a lot more here than i'm willing to discuss, about women and aging and expectations. it was nice to have more of a loner-ish character who wasn't insane. but the discussions of past lovers and things was really lost of me. maybe i just wasn't in the right mood.