A review by emilysbookblog
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness by Julie Klam
2.0
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness begins with Julie's life as a young, single woman with her dog Otto. I really enjoyed the first couple of chapters about Julie and Otto and was gripped by the story telling but then the book just spirals.
Klam skips ahead (and the will flashback) throughout the rest of the book with stories of her other dogs as well as her work with helping find homes for rescued dogs. Klam's family grows with the additions of her husband and her daughter Violet and at one point she juggles four dogs too!
Overall, the book was okay but I just lost interest as I don't think the book was edited well to tell a story of growth of Klam's family and a continuous story about loving dogs. It was too back and forth with mentioning of other dogs without a nice ownership progression. I also didn't think it was as funny as other reviews advised. 2.5 barking stars.
Klam skips ahead (and the will flashback) throughout the rest of the book with stories of her other dogs as well as her work with helping find homes for rescued dogs. Klam's family grows with the additions of her husband and her daughter Violet and at one point she juggles four dogs too!
Overall, the book was okay but I just lost interest as I don't think the book was edited well to tell a story of growth of Klam's family and a continuous story about loving dogs. It was too back and forth with mentioning of other dogs without a nice ownership progression. I also didn't think it was as funny as other reviews advised. 2.5 barking stars.