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eressea's review against another edition
4.5
I may have been annoying everyone around me with random dog facts I learned from this book. My mom facepalmed when I brought up another during lunch. So this book is totally worth reading in my opinion!
This book is basically a collection of short stories, each story taking only a few pages, and that’s a perfect format to keep it interesting. I read a few each day, so I wouldn’t be overwhelmed. There were many interesting stories, and Mackenzi adds her own commentary throughout, which is often hilarious, which is very nice in itself and even better when the subject is heavy.
Because yes, some subjects were heavy. I skipped two stories because I couldn’t handle it. Not the dogs of course, all the dogs are good bois and gals, but what humans do to them is just too much. We truly don’t deserve dogs.
As far as I can tell it’s extremely well researched! I thought I could detect one tiny mistake with Willem van Oranje but... she was right, I stand corrected.
This was one of the best non fiction books I read this year and I think many people and all dog lovers will adore this book, as it’s easy to read and so so so interesting!
This book is basically a collection of short stories, each story taking only a few pages, and that’s a perfect format to keep it interesting. I read a few each day, so I wouldn’t be overwhelmed. There were many interesting stories, and Mackenzi adds her own commentary throughout, which is often hilarious, which is very nice in itself and even better when the subject is heavy.
Because yes, some subjects were heavy. I skipped two stories because I couldn’t handle it. Not the dogs of course, all the dogs are good bois and gals, but what humans do to them is just too much. We truly don’t deserve dogs.
As far as I can tell it’s extremely well researched! I thought I could detect one tiny mistake with Willem van Oranje but... she was right, I stand corrected.
This was one of the best non fiction books I read this year and I think many people and all dog lovers will adore this book, as it’s easy to read and so so so interesting!
zitahk's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
renate_djvw's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Fun and interesting read.
Did spot some mistakes in the text though.
Did spot some mistakes in the text though.
mykmyk's review against another edition
3.0
3-3.5 ⭐
Oh boy. I am a dog person and it really hurts me to give this book only something between 3 and 3.5 stars, but it is what it is.
I really loved the stories, every single one was amazing and interesting and I learned lots of interesting things. And they were all good dogs. Very good dogs indeed.
But I hated the style. Mackenzi tried and failed to be funny. Her jokes were just... Cringe worthy. Mentioning Instagram in most of the chapters? Reminding us that white people are the worst (yes, we are, look at yourself Mackenzi, huh)? Mentioning her dog every chance she had? (I know you live your dog, I love mine as well, but I wasn't reading this book for your dog). Not my cup of tea.
Plus the book needed some better editing because there was lots of mistakes there.
Another thing I really loved was the illustrations. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Quite disappointed, but still enjoyed it.
Oh boy. I am a dog person and it really hurts me to give this book only something between 3 and 3.5 stars, but it is what it is.
I really loved the stories, every single one was amazing and interesting and I learned lots of interesting things. And they were all good dogs. Very good dogs indeed.
But I hated the style. Mackenzi tried and failed to be funny. Her jokes were just... Cringe worthy. Mentioning Instagram in most of the chapters? Reminding us that white people are the worst (yes, we are, look at yourself Mackenzi, huh)? Mentioning her dog every chance she had? (I know you live your dog, I love mine as well, but I wasn't reading this book for your dog). Not my cup of tea.
Plus the book needed some better editing because there was lots of mistakes there.
Another thing I really loved was the illustrations. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Quite disappointed, but still enjoyed it.
kflv's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
Cute read, perfect for just before bed bite size reading
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