emp1234's review against another edition
3.0
I work in dog rescue, so enjoyed this book. She sort of jumps around and tells short stories that she tries to string together. I think the book might have been better as a series of stand-alone stories, but that's just my unsolicited opinion. This was easy to read and had some funny parts.
lraeskat's review against another edition
3.0
This story was more about the woman who wrote it than the dogs, which I was a little disappointed in. Quick audio.
sarahfett's review against another edition
4.0
This little book was a quick read. Unlike some animal-inspired books it wasn't overly sentimental or depressing. I like the author's light, humorous tone and look forward to reading her other book about dogs.
laurenharvey's review against another edition
1.0
Wanted to read heartwarming stories about dogs... got a woman distraught about moving to a neighborhood with “criminals” and “thugs” and how the upper west side was “saving” the dirty, low income area. Gross. Needless to say I didn’t finish it.
abookishaffair's review
3.0
I picked this book up at the library because of the cover. Seriously. I judge books by their covers sometimes. When I looked at the summary on the inside flap, I was intrigued. I'm an animal lover. If it's fluffy, feathery, scaly or furry I probably like it. Julie Klam is a DOG LOVER (with all capitals). She lives in a tiny NYC apartment with her husband and daughter and three naughty dogs and she still rescues dogs. It's nice and there should be people like that in the world but I had a really hard time letting go of the idea that Klam was fine with the dogs making messes in such a tiny space.
Some of the writing sort of fell flat for me. For such a short book, I didn't feel like it engaged me as much as I usually like books to engage me. Some of the lines that were supposed to be funny or witty just didn't do it for me. That being said, some of the stories in the book were definitely touching and animal lovers will still probably enjoy this book!
Some of the writing sort of fell flat for me. For such a short book, I didn't feel like it engaged me as much as I usually like books to engage me. Some of the lines that were supposed to be funny or witty just didn't do it for me. That being said, some of the stories in the book were definitely touching and animal lovers will still probably enjoy this book!
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