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readingwithkelsey's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
3.5
I absolutely was loving this book until the very end. Firstly, if you are an animal lover and are sensitive to animal deaths, I would not pick up this book. The story of Prince caring for and loving his family was so beautiful to read. The story is told from Prince's point of view, and I absolutely loved watching him try to save his family in the best way possible. He was devoted and loyal and it was wonderful to read. The pain that this family is going through broke my heart because their problems felt very real to me and Prince works so hard to fix things! While reading, I was interested to see how the novel would be resolved and the last 40 pages of the novel were ... really weird? To put it lightly? Based on the tone of the rest of the novel? It is a reimagining of Shakespeare's Henry plays so I guess I should have somehow seen it coming but still - it felt super off from the rest of the novel. I can still see people really enjoying this, but the ending was just not for me. Like I was expecting to cry and when I finished it, I was just baffled instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
the_escapist's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
A suburban domestic drama from the perspective of a dog. Labradors have a pact that they should protect their human families at all costs. They believe whenever a family falls apart it’s either because the dog didn’t do its job or because the family didn’t have a dog. But other dog breeds world-over have abandoned the pact in favour of hedonism.
It’s quirky and charming, even funny in places with how seriously the main character (well, dog) takes himself, but I found all the family drama slightly tedious and most of the characters not very likeable. It also wasn’t the funny light-hearted read I was wanting/expecting it to be.
It’s quirky and charming, even funny in places with how seriously the main character (well, dog) takes himself, but I found all the family drama slightly tedious and most of the characters not very likeable. It also wasn’t the funny light-hearted read I was wanting/expecting it to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Vomit
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