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on October 19, 2016
I'm an animal lover. I have two cats and three stray cats that I feed. I'm a cat person to most, but I love all animals. This book was just so touching and adorable. I don't have to be a dog owner to know how it feels to feel loved or how it feels like to lose a pet that was a family member. I bought the second one and am currently reading it. Would recommended to everyone: cat lover, dog lover, horse lover, squirrel lover. It would touch everyone's heart 🐶
on January 26, 2017
This one downright the BEST book I've ever read in my life, despite the fact I'm only ten... it has so much depth, and meaning, unlike many other books... I could not keep my eyes off on his, I read it in the morning, at night, in the day, afternoon, and even when I tied my shoes . I never wanted it to end. So I'm getting the sequel, A Dogs Journey . I can't wait. Please read this before you see the movie, I beg you. It's a compelling story from a dog named Toby until the end, when he is a dog named Buddy. But from Toby to Buddy, a compelling, sad, but yet wonderful story lies in these pages. Please read this. Recommend 11/10!
on March 26, 2017
This is very well written and wonderfully described novel of a dog. Without giving the story away, I loved how the dog would define things without knowing what they are. It's got great humor and I loved how he related himself to other animals and humans. I'm a dog lover, so reading him do so many things was very heartfelt. Very well written and great story. I love to read books that are motion pictures and compare them to it. Highly recommended. This book could be read by children 12 through 99. and older adults.
TOP 1000 REVIEWERon May 30, 2017
If you love dogs, read this book. I really wasn't sure what kind of book it would be. From the title it could be an educational book. But of course it's not. It's the story of a single dog which is reincarnated several times over the course of the book. Each time he dies, he immediately comes back as a new pup in a new litter, new breed, and new circumstances - but still has memories of his past lives and owners. The book has been made into a movie (which is on my Netflix list - can't wait to see it). But being a loving dog owner myself, it really does an excellent job of explaining, from a dog's point of view, a "dog's purpose." It's both funny and sad - you will laugh and cry, but in the end you have had a most enjoyable reading experience. My dog is very special to me - he's my best buddy and we spend a lot of time together. He's never angry with me, always happy to see me, and wants to be with me as much as possible. Where else in this world can you get unconditional love? For all dog lovers, and even some who don't know yet they are dog lovers, read this book.
on March 12, 2013
He isn't fooling me, this so called "W Bruce Cameron", of course it is a pen name, this book was written by a dog, who is probably called Oscar, Bern or Penny...not some middle aged journalist with two legs......
Cameron has written a unique book, I could not put it down and in the space of the five hours it took me to read it I laughed, I NEARLY cried and I considered my own interactions with my own dog and, I suppose, how I will interact with dogs in the future.
The book and plot focuses on 'Toby' who is part of a litter of dogs born to a feral mother, Toby's life is cut short but he begins the path of learning, as not to spoil the plot or the excellent concept of this book I will not elaborate too much but Toby becomes Bailey, Bailey then Ellie and then finally Ellie becomes Buddy....but.....well, let me just say it is a very clever idea, a very unique concept and above all funny, emotional and well written.
The laugh out loud moments were more than the "I felt like crying" moments but Cameron certainly played with my emotions, one minute I was chuckling at a dogs notions then my bottom lip was wobbling.
Don't just read this book if you like dogs, read this book if you enjoy great writing, heartwarming but funny and beautiful love stories....for this is what this book is...a love story....and I loved it!
Cameron has written a unique book, I could not put it down and in the space of the five hours it took me to read it I laughed, I NEARLY cried and I considered my own interactions with my own dog and, I suppose, how I will interact with dogs in the future.
The book and plot focuses on 'Toby' who is part of a litter of dogs born to a feral mother, Toby's life is cut short but he begins the path of learning, as not to spoil the plot or the excellent concept of this book I will not elaborate too much but Toby becomes Bailey, Bailey then Ellie and then finally Ellie becomes Buddy....but.....well, let me just say it is a very clever idea, a very unique concept and above all funny, emotional and well written.
The laugh out loud moments were more than the "I felt like crying" moments but Cameron certainly played with my emotions, one minute I was chuckling at a dogs notions then my bottom lip was wobbling.
Don't just read this book if you like dogs, read this book if you enjoy great writing, heartwarming but funny and beautiful love stories....for this is what this book is...a love story....and I loved it!
on May 28, 2017
I don't think I've read a novel so uplifting, engaging, and wondrous in years. Difficult parts are harrowing; uplifting parts made me feel I was soaring right next to the dog. The dogs are complex characters, (I know; sounds weird) and his many lives are powerfully effective at making the reader evaluate his/her life and its effectiveness. I truly cried like a baby, thinking the book had ended, and then the second section kicked it; it was as engrossing as the first. I enjoy the author's circular plot, but I can't explain or it would spoil the novel.
This book should be read by everyone, so I bought it for family and for friends.
This book should be read by everyone, so I bought it for family and for friends.
on April 28, 2017
It's not The Call of the Wild, though it has some adventure; nor is it Lad: A Dog, but it does contain pathos and a little depth. Maybe it's a hyper- extended Lassie Come Home in that the dog Bailey climbs through successive lives, rather than mere Scottish highlands, over many, many years to find and reclaim "his boy."
I have always been a sucker for dog tales, since I first encountered Terhune sixty years ago; and the Lassie theme song still makes my ears perk, so you might have to subtract a star or two because of my maudlin attachment to canines from Rin Tin Tin to Gray Dawn to Aster from The Thin Man!
I have always been a sucker for dog tales, since I first encountered Terhune sixty years ago; and the Lassie theme song still makes my ears perk, so you might have to subtract a star or two because of my maudlin attachment to canines from Rin Tin Tin to Gray Dawn to Aster from The Thin Man!
on January 5, 2013
This is by far the best dog book I have ever read and perhaps it's the best dog book ever written.
My book club decided to read a dog book because we were tired of reading long depressing novels about people.
I did the research and came up with 8 dog books.
I have read six of them so far and this was the BEST.
I came to it with some trepidation because I was looking for happy ending books, not dog dies at the end and everyone is depressed. Then the book came and it said something about getting your hanky ready on the back cover and I thought I had made an error.
This book was charming and kind and insightful.
I got a little teary here and there but every time I did, it moved on to another phase of the dog's life and journey.
The section of the dogs life during which he did search and rescue was especially interesting.
I have two dogs myself and I love them dearly as well as the others we have had and who have gone on.
I once met someone who raised St. Bernards and asked him how he could handle dealing with such short lived animals. He said he felt as if there was a big cosmic dog and when one died, it went back to that and then he got another piece of it.
This book sort of runs along those lines.
I am happy it was written and I will try to remember it at that inevitable time in the future when Goldie and Charlie move on.
The only bad thing about having a dog is how much less time they have than we do. This might make that easier to handle.
Also extremely well written and literate.
My book club decided to read a dog book because we were tired of reading long depressing novels about people.
I did the research and came up with 8 dog books.
I have read six of them so far and this was the BEST.
I came to it with some trepidation because I was looking for happy ending books, not dog dies at the end and everyone is depressed. Then the book came and it said something about getting your hanky ready on the back cover and I thought I had made an error.
This book was charming and kind and insightful.
I got a little teary here and there but every time I did, it moved on to another phase of the dog's life and journey.
The section of the dogs life during which he did search and rescue was especially interesting.
I have two dogs myself and I love them dearly as well as the others we have had and who have gone on.
I once met someone who raised St. Bernards and asked him how he could handle dealing with such short lived animals. He said he felt as if there was a big cosmic dog and when one died, it went back to that and then he got another piece of it.
This book sort of runs along those lines.
I am happy it was written and I will try to remember it at that inevitable time in the future when Goldie and Charlie move on.
The only bad thing about having a dog is how much less time they have than we do. This might make that easier to handle.
Also extremely well written and literate.
on March 14, 2017
This is a very moving book; please don't let me three stars convey that I didn't feel loads of emotion. Many tears. Memories of my own beautiful boys, Tucker and Bodi. However, it's a little hard to read, as an adult, because it's written for what I presume is the author's thoughts of how a dog thinks . . . More like a child. I think that there could have been more to it, a sophistication, that was missing due to this fact. I fun idea to think that, perhaps, dogs keep the memories of all their lives. Smile.
