I tried to read this book, I really did. I just gave up when it finally almost bored me to tears. Please, if you decide to buy this book, remember that you were warned. Maybe I'm just not old enough (I'm 13--shut up) for it, but I really hated it. The kind of langauge in this book, also! I can't believe I found this in my school library!

[This review is severely out of date...]

I must admit, sometimes I lost track of what was going on. I think this book seems a little incoherent and stiff at times because it wasn't written in English, it was translated from Swedish. Translated books always seem to have a certain stiffness to them, and this is no exception. But in general My Life as a Dog was pretty interesting. When he starts going a little crazy around the end is the best part...

The characters are wonderfully written and the book is compelling. I was sad when I finished reading it!