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jmarchek's review
4.0
Four stars if you're a dog lover, if you're not it'd probably be 3 stars. It took me a while to warm up to this book and I actually gave up on it for a week or two. It's told from the dog's point of view, so initially it's very simplistic.
It about a dog's quest to find out his purpose in life, and he is reincarnated as a puppy after he dies. So it follows the dog's four lives (it implies that once he's found his ultimate purpose that he's finished and doesn't come back as a puppy). With each new life he retains his knowledge from the previous life which helps him. So following this logic my dumb dog must be on her first go round.
I think that the writing style would appeal to my nine year old. Except that he's very sensitive and its hard enough to read about the dog dying once, let alone 3 time. It made me cry - so I definitely would not recommend it to anyone who's lost a dog recently.
It about a dog's quest to find out his purpose in life, and he is reincarnated as a puppy after he dies. So it follows the dog's four lives (it implies that once he's found his ultimate purpose that he's finished and doesn't come back as a puppy). With each new life he retains his knowledge from the previous life which helps him. So following this logic my dumb dog must be on her first go round.
I think that the writing style would appeal to my nine year old. Except that he's very sensitive and its hard enough to read about the dog dying once, let alone 3 time. It made me cry - so I definitely would not recommend it to anyone who's lost a dog recently.
kgmartinez's review
5.0
Anyone who has ever loved a dog MUST read this book. One of my new favorites. I wept, laughed, and smiled through the entire thing.
bucephala's review
4.5
I loved this charming book! It made me appreciate my dog a little more (not that he wasn't already appreciated and spoiled rotten). I enjoyed Cameron's interpretation of a dog's point of view. I expected the sad parts to be more drawn out and devastating resulting in me crying in front of my coworkers on a plane. Luckily, it didn't happen. I recommend this book to anyone who loves dogs or anyone who wants a light-hearted summer read.
bethsandford's review
4.0
This is such a sweet and wonderful book, recommended for all dog lovers. It made me laugh, cry and understand humans wonderful bond with their dogs. Told through the eyes of Bailey who realizes as a pup that, "My purpose as a dog, is to comfort the boy whenever he needed me." lives three lives that come full circle when he finds the boy again as an old man. He questioned why he kept coming back to life, what was it he still need to do? At the end of the story, he finally recognizes, "Why I had lived so many times. I had to learn a lot of important skills and lessons so that when the time came I could rescue Ethan, not from the pond but from the sinking despair of his own life."
Well written, beautiful, and touching.
Well written, beautiful, and touching.
keilamichelle's review
3.0
Meh. Mostly harmless, not interesting enough to offset the multiple goodbye scenes.
menderbender's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
smayorga's review
5.0
I expected this book to be extremely cheesey, and at first it was. It didn't take long before I was entralled by the book. I haven't sobbed that hard while reading a book in such a long time. The bible doesn't say what happens to animals when they pass, but I can only hope that Bruce Cameron got it right. Hold your dogs close! They are part of your world, but you ARE your dogs world.
pau_hdz's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0