A review by balancinghistorybooks
Dogrun by Arthur Nersesian

3.0

I loved Arthur Nersesian's The Fuck-Up when I read it several years ago; despite searching for his other titles in the meantime, they have been rather difficult to find. I ordered a heavily discounted copy of Dogrun online, and was very much looking forward to it. I liked the general idea here, but felt as though it was trying too hard to be clever and edgy. It feels quite dated, and I was never overly interested in any of the characters. Nersesian's prose is interesting and rather different, but I was distinctly underwhelmed with this novel; it was not darkly amusing, as I was expecting it to be, and despite the fact that it was a quick read, elements of it still felt too drawn out. I am oscillating between 2 and 3 stars for this one.