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A review by booksillremember
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
5.0
This story will stay with me for a while. It made me tear up a few times.
This is a very masculine tale - not in a toxic, but in a healthy way. Hig is a complex character. At times, he felt like a likeable version of Oryx and Crake's snowman to me.
The first 40% of the book drag on a bit at times, but it's absolutely worth getting through it. I found the descriptions of nature, flying and guns a bit lengthy, but I have aphantasia, so those things don't do much for me. I'd say someone who is into that kind of thing will really enjoy how detailed they are. Colorado sounds like a wonderful place. You can tell Heller loves the outdoors. He is also an editor and writer for outdoor and adventure magazines.
I really enjoyed the writing style as well and don't get all the complaints in other reviews. Sure, the punctuation is unconventional at times, but can we really expect a narrator to adhere to our strict pre-apocalyptic stylistic rules? I thought it reflected his way of thinking well and it was sparse enough not to impede readability.
This is a very masculine tale - not in a toxic, but in a healthy way. Hig is a complex character. At times, he felt like a likeable version of Oryx and Crake's snowman to me.
The first 40% of the book drag on a bit at times, but it's absolutely worth getting through it. I found the descriptions of nature, flying and guns a bit lengthy, but I have aphantasia, so those things don't do much for me. I'd say someone who is into that kind of thing will really enjoy how detailed they are. Colorado sounds like a wonderful place. You can tell Heller loves the outdoors. He is also an editor and writer for outdoor and adventure magazines.
I really enjoyed the writing style as well and don't get all the complaints in other reviews. Sure, the punctuation is unconventional at times, but can we really expect a narrator to adhere to our strict pre-apocalyptic stylistic rules? I thought it reflected his way of thinking well and it was sparse enough not to impede readability.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Animal death