My 4-star review is not because this is an impressive literary work, but because, as a lifelong dog owner who lost my sweet old man earlier this year, it's an incredibly touching account of how sharing our lives with dogs is what makes us human. If you're not crying at the end, you have a heart of stone! I thought the fact that the story is told from the dog's perspective would be cloying, but the author pulls it off. A very enjoyable read.