Good Boy

Very thoughtful book by a wonderful author Jennifer Finney Boylan, “showing how a young boy became a middle-age woman— accompanied at seven crucial moments of growth and transformation by seven memorable dogs”. Boylan is a well-known author who also contirbutes to the NY Times. Anything written by her is worth reading.

I felt that this book, although organized by dog, did not have as much to do with the dogs as I would have liked. Additionally, Boylan at times seems to be almost annoyed by or resentful of the dogs which, although truthful, seems to counter the message of the story. This was an interesting memoir but ultimately missed the mark for me.