Boy finds dog. Boy loses dog. Boy finds dog again.
That's pretty much the arc of this essentially sweet novel, told from the dog's viewpoint, but Cameron rings in some changes by considering the possibility of doggy-reincarnation, complete with past-life memories.
Stay with me here because this works a lot better than you might think. It not only accounts for the lifespan difference between humans and dogs, but allows Toby/Bailey/Ellie/Buddy to pick up different skills and a greater understanding of Purpose as he circles back to what really is a foregone conclusion.
Cameron sometimes wavers perilously close to sappy â keep a hanky close for some sections â but also lightens things up by letting his narrator comment on human foibles, consider the functionality of cats, defend his territory against ducks, and rejoice in being a front-seat dog.
You can't ask for much more than that.
That's pretty much the arc of this essentially sweet novel, told from the dog's viewpoint, but Cameron rings in some changes by considering the possibility of doggy-reincarnation, complete with past-life memories.
Stay with me here because this works a lot better than you might think. It not only accounts for the lifespan difference between humans and dogs, but allows Toby/Bailey/Ellie/Buddy to pick up different skills and a greater understanding of Purpose as he circles back to what really is a foregone conclusion.
Cameron sometimes wavers perilously close to sappy â keep a hanky close for some sections â but also lightens things up by letting his narrator comment on human foibles, consider the functionality of cats, defend his territory against ducks, and rejoice in being a front-seat dog.
You can't ask for much more than that.
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