A review by jokoloyo
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness by Julie Klam
1.0
I stopped reading this book after read a third of it.
The first chapter was strongly gripped me. It was a really "You had me at woof" fine writing, telling about Otto, author's first dog. I rated the first chapter a 4-star. If somehow you find this book at library, I recommend you to read the first chapter only.
But then for next chapters, I can't understand what is the connection between each chapter's title with the content. But the SURPRISE was Otto, the dog that captured my sympathy on the first chapter, died very soon (mentioned at chapter 3 or 4). I don't like how the book just told that the dog had died years ago. And then this first dog barely mentioned. Somehow the role of Otto were abandoned after he was praised so much at the beginning.
Maybe I am a pure fiction reader, and I was expecting a continuous plot for main character. But I believe I am not the only that annoyed with the role of the first dog in this book.
Furthermore, I don't find the book hilarious or even a little funny.
The first chapter was strongly gripped me. It was a really "You had me at woof" fine writing, telling about Otto, author's first dog. I rated the first chapter a 4-star. If somehow you find this book at library, I recommend you to read the first chapter only.
But then for next chapters, I can't understand what is the connection between each chapter's title with the content. But the SURPRISE was Otto, the dog that captured my sympathy on the first chapter, died very soon (mentioned at chapter 3 or 4). I don't like how the book just told that the dog had died years ago. And then this first dog barely mentioned. Somehow the role of Otto were abandoned after he was praised so much at the beginning.
Maybe I am a pure fiction reader, and I was expecting a continuous plot for main character. But I believe I am not the only that annoyed with the role of the first dog in this book.
Furthermore, I don't find the book hilarious or even a little funny.