Reviews

Dog is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship by Lynda Barry, Pamela Painte, Jon Katz, Margaret Cho, Patricia B. McConnell, Lee Forgotson, Elena Sigman, Alice Walker, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Caroline Knapp, Maxine Kumin, Michael J. Rosen, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Rick Bass, Donna Kelleher, Alice Elliot Dark, Abigail Thomas, Louise Bernikow, Catherine Ryan Hyde, George Singleton, Stephen Kuusisto, Carolyn Chute, Nasdijj, Heather Houlahan, Michael Paterniti, Erica Jong, Maeve Brennan, Michelle Huneven, Jon Billman, Mark Derr, Alexandra Styron, Cameron Woo, Susan Straight, Donald McCaig, Ann Patchett, Charles Siebert, Tom Junod, Bill Vaughn, Mark Doty, The Bark, Thom Jones, Pam Houston, Claudia Kawczynska

marionleary's review against another edition

2.0

Some of the stories are funny. Some not so much. Not a bad book overall.

bethe3's review against another edition

5.0

This book made my heart swell! A must read for dog lovers.

chameleonhound's review against another edition

3.0

As is typical of short story collections, some I loved, some I hated, and most were decent. I advise reading them out of order though; they unfortunately organized all the stories about death into the last section and it's very disheartening.

miles862's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this overall - it suffers from the same problem that many anthologies do in that the quality of writing varies greatly from story to story. Some of the pieces are good because of the content, some because of the writing, and some...just aren't good at all. A quick read (I finished it in an afternoon). If you don't love dogs, then this book isn't for you. And for the dog lovers, there are better books in this genre out there. All in all though, not bad. I certainly don't regret reading it at all.