Dreaming in Libro: How A Good Dog Tamed A Bad Woman

Dreaming in Libro: How A Good Dog Tamed A Bad Woman
by Louise Bernikow

Dreaming in Libro: How A Good Dog Tamed A Bad Woman
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Author: Louise Bernikow
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-06-11
ISBN: 073821096X
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Da Capo Press

Book Reviews of Dreaming in Libro: How A Good Dog Tamed A Bad Woman

Book Review: someone throw this woman a bone
Summary: 1 Stars

I'm a sucker for books that recount the stories of lives shared with dogs..like Marley and Me, Red Fern, etc, so I bought this book in high hopes.

The author's self-centeredness made the book sound like it had mostly to do with her, and yeah, there's a dog somewhere in the story, too. It read like Louise was trying too hard to appear intelligent for her reader. I've read a few people's personal encounters with the author that seem to verify how lost in her own little world she is.

Anyways, overall the book read shallow, self-centered, and it was hard to feel connected and immersed in the story. I hope her relationship with Libro wasn't as one-sided as the book was.

As a side note, I was appalled to read that in her previous book she kicked Libro after it chewed up something of hers. If you are a dog lover, you shouldn't support this author by buying her book, which I regret now having unintentionally done.

I recommend instead you read Marley & Me, or Merle's Door, time better spent.

Summary of Dreaming in Libro: How A Good Dog Tamed A Bad Woman

A woman meets an amber-eyed, sixty-pound boxer in a city park and falls in love. Their first year honeymoon was a discovery of each other’s idiosyncrasies-morning dog or evening dog? Television watcher or reader? Then life settles into routine and the once rebelliously high-spirited, independent woman and her bilingual comedian of a dog realize that they’re “happily stuck with each other.” In this witty, sharp memoir, Louise Bernikow charts eight years with Libro the boxer as they travel through Manhattan...and that thing called Life. From book tours to beach houses, from Libro’s training as pet therapist after 9/11 to his escapades on the campaign trail, Louise plays “Jack” to Libro’s “Jackie.” But as Louise all too soon discovers, the stray she rescued is domesticating her. A book about a modern family of two, about joy and grief, and realizing that the life you’ve made (even if it doesn’t include a wedding ring) is more than enough, Dreaming in Libro will bring a wagging tail to any reader.

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