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foxy2311's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. I was glad to see it had a happy ending. It had it's sad parts, but it turned out well. It made me realize what a difficult battle my mother-in-law faught with her breast cancer. It was difficult to read how the author was dealing with side effects, etc. I'm glad the author survived, but I wish my mother-in-law had.
jennifergamradt's review against another edition
4.0
I lover books and the way she writes. I also love dogs. This was a good read. I’m glad she’s brave enough to be honest and open about her story (and Seamus’ story)!
katie_esh's review against another edition
4.0
I read this specifically for the Read Harder challenge of "Read a book featuring a beloved pet that doesn't die." I saw the title and was optimistic that this could check that box!
Teresa is a successful lawyer with a handsome younger boyfriend, but still recovering from the emotional toll of her second divorce and the loss of two beloved pets. When the pet adoption center calls her with news of a new beagle, she jumps at the chance to become a dog mom once more! Seamus is ornery and adorable, and Teresa is obsessed. After some concerns about a lump, Teresa learns that Seamus has cancer. Her time advocating for Seamus's care unknowingly prepares her for her own cancer diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms.
As someone who is equally dog-obsessed about her own beagles, I really really enjoyed this book. She was candid about her experience with the healthcare system, but also the price her relationship with her boyfriend Chris and family took as a result. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves their dog and wants a lighthearted look at a tragic situation.
Read Harder 21 - read a book with a beloved pet that doesn’t die
Teresa is a successful lawyer with a handsome younger boyfriend, but still recovering from the emotional toll of her second divorce and the loss of two beloved pets. When the pet adoption center calls her with news of a new beagle, she jumps at the chance to become a dog mom once more! Seamus is ornery and adorable, and Teresa is obsessed. After some concerns about a lump, Teresa learns that Seamus has cancer. Her time advocating for Seamus's care unknowingly prepares her for her own cancer diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms.
As someone who is equally dog-obsessed about her own beagles, I really really enjoyed this book. She was candid about her experience with the healthcare system, but also the price her relationship with her boyfriend Chris and family took as a result. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves their dog and wants a lighthearted look at a tragic situation.
Read Harder 21 - read a book with a beloved pet that doesn’t die
rennegade's review against another edition
5.0
Review pending. I plan on writing a blog post about this one and will link to it once it is complete.
*Update* The belated review is up here: http://morwesong.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/review-the-dog-lived-and-so-will-i-by-teresa-j-rhyne/
*Update* The belated review is up here: http://morwesong.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/review-the-dog-lived-and-so-will-i-by-teresa-j-rhyne/
jasonpellegrinibooks's review against another edition
1.0
It is a super rare occasion where I will actually stop reading a book. Usually I'll troop it out until the end just to see how it all ends. This was one of those rare occasions. I'm sorry, but I couldn't stand another second of this book. 65% was my breaking point.
It is essentially a step-by-step, day-by-day, play-by-play of cancer treatments for a dog and then a woman. And despite the powerful message the story has, it isn't a story that hasn't been told already a million times over.
Unless you are a cancer survivor or someone battling to survive cancer, there is nothing in this book worth while, even for animal lovers, this book might be a stretch. I feel bad knocking it because it was meant inspirational nonfiction, but it was jus not a good story and is drawn out and boring.
I think it is the third book in my entire adult life that I put down because it was so boring.
It is essentially a step-by-step, day-by-day, play-by-play of cancer treatments for a dog and then a woman. And despite the powerful message the story has, it isn't a story that hasn't been told already a million times over.
Unless you are a cancer survivor or someone battling to survive cancer, there is nothing in this book worth while, even for animal lovers, this book might be a stretch. I feel bad knocking it because it was meant inspirational nonfiction, but it was jus not a good story and is drawn out and boring.
I think it is the third book in my entire adult life that I put down because it was so boring.
thuismuis's review against another edition
4.0
The title says it all, everybody lives at the end, but the author is just so damn good at expressing her whirlwind of doubts about relationships/cancer/work/dog, the reader gets sort of swept along in the journey. A cancer memoir about a realistic couple and their spoiled rotten also-cancer-survivor pooch.
jessicagatimu's review against another edition
3.0
Very real memoir by an author who has kept her sense of humor through many trials. With a new boyfriend and a new dog, she is suddenly faced with a cancer diagnosis. One for her dog that is. She fights to get the best care for her dog and stays by his side the whole time. A few years after the dog's struggles, she faces her own cancer diagnosis. Her boyfriend has to remind her that she needs to demand the same standard of care that she demanded for her dog. She learned life lessons through it all and inserts humor as well.
rattie's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book! Having been through a very similar situation with both my dog and myself, it hit very close to home and was a fantastic read.