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dcsilbertrust's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
aoc's review against another edition
4.0
Here we have an anthology of eight stories, albeit one connected by an ongoing narrative and threaded together with a peculiar premise – far off into the future mankind seems to have disappeared and our inheritors, intelligent dogs with their robot assistants, are piecing together what these strange beings were and how they relate to their “doggish” ways from said stories as they express varying degrees of disbelief and reverence. Quality varies on story-by-story basis and I didn't really care for the earliest ones, but as it escalates it becomes more engaging as we follow a family of Websters and their successes and failures across the centuries until they almost become synonymous with the ever-elusive humans. How did dogs learn to speak and become the new masters of the planet? What will they do when another threat rises to challenge their peaceful way of life? If you take into account my solid recommendation it falls on you to give it a read.
aceface's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jmccl1294's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
livingdeadenby's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
burns_cheadle's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars: a true classic work of speculative fiction and an evocative allegorical tale of the price of human hubris
spitzig's review against another edition
3.0
Eh, disappointing. This book is a collection of short stories. The stories take place in chronological order in the same universe/multiverse. They are connected by a narrator. The narrator is interesting-a member of a species of intelligent Dogs, descended from our dogs. The Dog is an academic studying legends from ancient history. He discusses things like whether "Man" actually existed.
So, the book starts out conceptually interesting. The problem is that not much actually happens. The book mostly consists of a discussion of what the world is like. Whether the discussion is inner or outer dialogue.
So, the book starts out conceptually interesting. The problem is that not much actually happens. The book mostly consists of a discussion of what the world is like. Whether the discussion is inner or outer dialogue.