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ahorowitz25's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
1.0
Unfortunately, this book is a great example of misleading blurbs. I thought this was a tale about how a woman copes with her friend's suicide by taking in the man's dog, Apollo, and how both animal and human help each other grieve of the unexpected death. Instead, I got a middle-aged woman’s long-winded, wandering pontifications and justifications of her friend's repeated adultering and infidelities with his students and colleagues because he insisted that "a college setting encourages such behavior."
Gross.
Is it well written in a profoundly literary (read: pretentious and grating) style? Yes. But I just couldn’t get past how nauseous the male prof made me. I shouldn’t have bothered finishing it.
Gross.
Is it well written in a profoundly literary (read: pretentious and grating) style? Yes. But I just couldn’t get past how nauseous the male prof made me. I shouldn’t have bothered finishing it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death
kaitidid's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Not a classic dog book. More about grieving a flawed individual, and about writing itself. If you’re looking for “Marley and Me”, this isn’t it. But what it is is strange and wonderful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Trafficking
Minor: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Dementia
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