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kay917la's review against another edition
4.0
"You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him."
evawhite's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, Animal death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
raynebair's review against another edition
5.0
Oh wow! I was happily reading along and bam! The end had me sobbing! It was such a perfect way to end the story of this loving dog. I’m gonna miss this sweet animal.
youraveragewarlock's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sarahareinhard's review against another edition
5.0
I couldn’t put this down...(doesn’t hurt that I picked it up going into the weekend!) While it is picking up the continuation of A Dog’s Purpose and the threads of that story, this holds its own as a book and I do think you could read it on its own. (That said, I’m a huge fan of A Dogs’s Purpose, too.)
Cameron captures dogs so well; I couldn’t read this without looking at the dogs in my life and wondering what their internal dialogue is like. He also captures human nature...and his storytelling is engaging.
Cameron also creates an interesting viewpoint on life and perhaps also about life and the end of life. I will say, though there were multiple teary pages for me, it’s a book I’ve loved and will be sharing.
Cameron captures dogs so well; I couldn’t read this without looking at the dogs in my life and wondering what their internal dialogue is like. He also captures human nature...and his storytelling is engaging.
Cameron also creates an interesting viewpoint on life and perhaps also about life and the end of life. I will say, though there were multiple teary pages for me, it’s a book I’ve loved and will be sharing.
elyssamiller's review against another edition
4.0
I would love to give this book 5 stars- i really mean it- but I just can’t. As someone who read A Dog’s Way Home before this book, I was kind of disappointed. I found this one less interesting and much harder to read than his other books. I didn’t feel as interested or invested with the characters.
One of the only characters I really liked was Trevor, but then he died from cancer and left me feeling as if there was nobody good anymore. I truly wished there had been more Hannah in the book and I wish that Gloria had been portrayed much different. Clarity (CJ) wasn’t a very good character at first but eventually warmed up to me.
The worst part of this story would have to be when Toby (dog 3 in this book) see’s CJ when Gloria is dying and we find out that CJ became a psychiatrist. I view this as very unrealistic as she had never once mentioned/ showed any interest in it before and there was no explanation to it.
Overall, I recommend this book if you love dogs because he is usually a very good writer, but I personally did not fall in love with this book.
Side note: I typically read pretty fast but found myself unable to find time to read this as the story was quite boring at times.
One of the only characters I really liked was Trevor, but then he died from cancer and left me feeling as if there was nobody good anymore. I truly wished there had been more Hannah in the book and I wish that Gloria had been portrayed much different. Clarity (CJ) wasn’t a very good character at first but eventually warmed up to me.
The worst part of this story would have to be when Toby (dog 3 in this book) see’s CJ when Gloria is dying and we find out that CJ became a psychiatrist. I view this as very unrealistic as she had never once mentioned/ showed any interest in it before and there was no explanation to it.
Overall, I recommend this book if you love dogs because he is usually a very good writer, but I personally did not fall in love with this book.
Side note: I typically read pretty fast but found myself unable to find time to read this as the story was quite boring at times.
clynnc95's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
michperk's review against another edition
5.0
I am going to lose sleep with this one! Can't put it down! Mr. Cameron has done it again!
Yeah, I lost a lot of sleep with this one, but it was so worth it!
Yeah, I lost a lot of sleep with this one, but it was so worth it!
bgshacklett's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0