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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cute, short and sweet book that doesn’t have a happy ending. I read it mostly for the dog-aspect but it does have a plot-line and history following the USSR and the Space Race.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
<The dog dies, but the author handles in a great way.>
I'm going to start off with the positives of this novel. Even though it is middle grade the author chose to keep the true ending of Laika's story. Laika was a real dog shot into space on a death mission. I found "Dog Star" to be a quick and easy read. It won't necessarily grip you but it doesn't drag on and on. And here are the things I didn't like. The writing was not the greatest. There are pages where every sentence is stared with 'she' or 'the'. It's very redundant and quite frankly annoying. The author does not paint the picture she just tells you what's happening. The plot was also very slow. Stuff was technically happening but it was for the most part not that interesting. The characters were also written in an unnatural way. The dialogue felt forced and the relationships felt fake.. I think this would be good for the younger range of middle grade ages. I usually can appreciate middle grade but this just wasn't it for me.
Free book from Netgalley for review ~
I liked this book! I think it’ll be good for middlegrade readers to see what that era of history was like in a very different culture. Although I found Laika’s sections more compelling than Nina’s both were important to tell the story the writer had in mind.
Kids gotta figure out at some point most dog stories end up being sad, I guess…..
I liked this book! I think it’ll be good for middlegrade readers to see what that era of history was like in a very different culture. Although I found Laika’s sections more compelling than Nina’s both were important to tell the story the writer had in mind.
Kids gotta figure out at some point most dog stories end up being sad, I guess…..