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annieb26's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
amelia_horseman's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Grief
qkitten's review against another edition
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Animal death, and Grief
meguniqueuser's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
What in the world did I just read??
3/4th of this book were boring, philosophical meanderings, or were not impacted by the dog narrator.
The second quarter of this book was interesting and made good use of Enzo as a dog narrator. He had thoughts about how him being a dogged impacted his life. And his view actually impacted the story and was interesting.
Other than that, I think the book would be more cohesive with a third person narrator. For most of the book the dog narrator had no impact at all and it was almost forgotten except for jarring mentions of it. At some points the author ignores it completely and still has Enzo describe what happened in places he was not present by having him say that he’s just summarizing other people’s accounts.
The ending is very Dues Ex Machina with Denny’s parents appearing out of the blue to offer money and a driver offering him a job. Furthermore, Denny just happens to randomly bump into an accuser and emotionally guilts them into telling the truth.
A lot of the book is spent philosophizing, some of which is interesting or impactful to the story. Most is just meandering and veering toward nonsensical.
The main lesson that was inadvertently emphasized was that sometimes parents are evil. Full stop. Eve’s parents are diabolical, selfish, and unnecessarily mean.
3/4th of this book were boring, philosophical meanderings, or were not impacted by the dog narrator.
The second quarter of this book was interesting and made good use of Enzo as a dog narrator. He had thoughts about how him being a dogged impacted his life. And his view actually impacted the story and was interesting.
Other than that, I think the book would be more cohesive with a third person narrator. For most of the book the dog narrator had no impact at all and it was almost forgotten except for jarring mentions of it. At some points the author ignores it completely and still has Enzo describe what happened in places he was not present by having him say that he’s just summarizing other people’s accounts.
The ending is very Dues Ex Machina with Denny’s parents appearing out of the blue to offer money and a driver offering him a job. Furthermore, Denny just happens to randomly bump into an accuser and emotionally guilts them into telling the truth.
A lot of the book is spent philosophizing, some of which is interesting or impactful to the story. Most is just meandering and veering toward nonsensical.
The main lesson that was inadvertently emphasized was that sometimes parents are evil. Full stop. Eve’s parents are diabolical, selfish, and unnecessarily mean.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
jdromsky's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Grief
amiamor's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
carissa230's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Definitely a book for dog lovers. We all want to know that our dogs love us as much as we love them. That we are giving them as much as they give us. Enzo shows that he loves his family as much as they love him.
Enzo is living a wonderfully happy life with his human Denny. Denny loves to race cars and be with Enzo, but then Denny meets another human. At first, Enzo is not a fan of Eve. Eve is taking Denny's time and he doesn't want anyone to take Denny's time. But Eve does something that Enzo likes which is bring him Zoe. Zoe is life-changing for Enzo. Enzo loves the tiny human almost as much as Denny.
When Eve gets sick Enzo stays with her for a while to make her feel better. Eve has to leave to live with her other humans and Zoe while she tries to get better. This is a lot for a dog to handle.
The story is told well through the dogs perspective. There are obvious gaps in the story as the dog wasn't involved in situations. The story is told through conversations that he overhears so the reader doesn't really miss anything.
Enzo is living a wonderfully happy life with his human Denny. Denny loves to race cars and be with Enzo, but then Denny meets another human. At first, Enzo is not a fan of Eve. Eve is taking Denny's time and he doesn't want anyone to take Denny's time. But Eve does something that Enzo likes which is bring him Zoe. Zoe is life-changing for Enzo. Enzo loves the tiny human almost as much as Denny.
When Eve gets sick Enzo stays with her for a while to make her feel better. Eve has to leave to live with her other humans and Zoe while she tries to get better. This is a lot for a dog to handle.
The story is told well through the dogs perspective. There are obvious gaps in the story as the dog wasn't involved in situations. The story is told through conversations that he overhears so the reader doesn't really miss anything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Grief
pageafter_paige's review against another edition
The way the author writes women is uncomfortable to me. The scene with the 15 year old female cousin seemed creepy and irrelevant to book that’s supposed to be from a dogs pov. I thought this was going to be better and more wholesome I guess? Instead the dog hates women but I don’t see how that’s necessary…
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Misogyny, Grief, Sexism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Excrement, and Violence
leweylibrary's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-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? Yes
2.75
The book being told from the pov of a dog was interesting, although sometimes it was just really awkward and too forced. It was also obviously much more about the humans and their DRAMATIC ass story than it was dog, and that's a bummer really.
There was also one part concerning sexual assault that I just could not handle, and the victim blaming after the fact really made my skin crawl.
There was also one part concerning sexual assault that I just could not handle, and the victim blaming after the fact really made my skin crawl.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Confinement and Police brutality
pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, and Grief