A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW

This was right up there with the ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN.

Another book written from a dog's point of view, which I can only imagine is very precarious to write, but Cameron does a fantastic job. There are several different stories but they all end up being joined at the end not only by proving a dog's purpose but also how a dog can have many lives within in a lifetime and at some point they come together. (Almost along the same idea that a cat has several lives in a lifetime) It was really touching at the end when the dog sums up what a dog's purpose is and how multi-faceted it actually is. Then there is a bit about how a human has a purpose and a type of leadership that a dog looks for in us and expects from us, (I'm not doing the best job of explaining it because the way Cameron put it into words was perfect).

I had been eyeing this book for ages and then I read that it was going to be made into a movie so I was like, "Well I better get a jump on that and read it before it comes out because the book is always better than the movie." That will definitely happen for sure. So much happened in this book that when it is made into a movie they won't be able to put it all in the film.

Amazing Amazing book. If you like dog books or animal books you will definitely love this one to the core. Touching, heartwarming, makes you giggle, makes you laugh, might make you cry (didn't make me cry but for the emotional ones out there it will get to you in some parts). Geez get off your butt and get the book and read it already!

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