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A review by duparker
How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain by Gregory Berns
3.0
A good friend of mine loaned this to me, knowing I am a dog person. It was an interesting read. The first part explains the set up on why a neuroscientist wants to explore the brain of a living dog. This portion is both scientific(to learn about dogs), and personal (a reaction to the death of a dog).
The second part of the book is the experiment and growth of the project. Not surprisingly the first portion reads a bit faster than the latter part. I was into the book, a lot and was really invested in it. Once the experiment occurs, there is a slight adrenaline let down. Unlike many set up and release type books, this one holds the reader very well. I found the weaving of the science into the narrative to work and to be thoughtfully completed.
There is a twist at the end, which I didn't see coming, and didn't expect from a non-fiction book. Overall 3.5 stars.
The second part of the book is the experiment and growth of the project. Not surprisingly the first portion reads a bit faster than the latter part. I was into the book, a lot and was really invested in it. Once the experiment occurs, there is a slight adrenaline let down. Unlike many set up and release type books, this one holds the reader very well. I found the weaving of the science into the narrative to work and to be thoughtfully completed.
There is a twist at the end, which I didn't see coming, and didn't expect from a non-fiction book. Overall 3.5 stars.