clevergirl216's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
1.75
Simple little story. The build up was interesting, but there was too much name dropping for me. I would rather have had the comments be more generic (I.e. a good friend in the radio business) rather than knowing which well-known person said which thing.
nikkijaygee's review against another edition
3.0
A happy, simple book for night-time reading.
A gift from my dad.
Yay for dogs!
(edited to add: OK, this book totally made my cry. But it was good. In a Mitch Albom kind of way.)
A gift from my dad.
Yay for dogs!
(edited to add: OK, this book totally made my cry. But it was good. In a Mitch Albom kind of way.)
cjsjellybean's review against another edition
5.0
What a great read! I grew up with dogs, having a total of 4 in my first 22 years of life. Since getting married 4 years ago, my husband and I have only had cats, but I am still a huge dog lover. It was such a great story of how they rescued Sprite. Of the 4 cats my husband and I have had, we rescued all 4 of them from shelters and I wouldn't have done it any other way. It really is the greatest gift you can give an animal. Rescuing Sprite was a quick read and a great book for any animal lover.
jackirenee's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a disjointed disappointment. The author rabbled from one scene to the next, with me often asking "what was the point of all that". The books had such wonderful potential, yet the author really did not delve into the emotion behind the experiences. The pictures of Pepsi and Sprite and my ability to emphathize as a dog lover were really the books only saving grace.
nmcmahon19's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book!
Our oldest dog Aspen is 14 and at times it was difficult for me to read this book, not because she is having health issues but at 14 the realization that she simply can't live forever has been a hard pill to swallow. Hearing Mark struggle with a lot of the same things was saddening, but also therapeutic. I highly recommend this book!
Our oldest dog Aspen is 14 and at times it was difficult for me to read this book, not because she is having health issues but at 14 the realization that she simply can't live forever has been a hard pill to swallow. Hearing Mark struggle with a lot of the same things was saddening, but also therapeutic. I highly recommend this book!
tomaind's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick read and very sad. Dogs are part of our family and when we lose them it deeply affects us. Reading the last few chapters of this book brought back all the memories of losing our beloved cat Hootie. I cried through the last couple of chapters.
lraeskat's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read. Story is nice, told simply and factually. Dog lovers can for sure relate.
gagey_baby's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book, it's heartfelt emotion comes through on every page. I had to stop reading it numerous times to regain my composure as I lost my first dog a German shepherd, Gage, 4 years ago to kidney failure, he was only 6 years old. I just adopted a 6 month old German shepherd Rottweiler mix from the local shelter last year, her name is Jasmine and she's my little girl :) My relationship with her is different from my first dog as would be expected as she was a rescue but she brings me joy and companionship i have long since missed. I a plod Mark Levin for his sharing of feeling and heart wrenching events in his beautiful book about his family and his dogs.
abbyboo's review against another edition
3.0
Shame on everyone for making this review a political cesspool. This book wasn't well written but it still tells a story of the love a rescued dog can bring to a family. We never have enough time with our furbabies, and this story shows that. Way above being classified as a liberal, I'm classified as a dog lover. And I love anyone that rescues a dog or makes any dog apart of their family.