Thank You, NetGalley for the opportunity to read Familiaris by David Wroblewski.

I really wanted to read this after seeing it doing the rounds on social media.

But I was sorely disappointed. I felt like the story was not taking off. I really tried to like it but couldn't.

It was too dense for me. Also, the pace was slow and it felt directionless.

I wish I liked it more but I just couldn't.

If this book had stopped after the early years, I would have rated it higher. Its a beast of a book, so I'm sure it could easily have done so.
It gave me 7 fantastic characters that made me laugh, made me cry, and made me care.
Then we did a time jump, and suddenly its Gar, Claude and too many dogs I didnt care about. Possibly the time to admit I didn't read the first book?
For the most part it was enjoyable if a bit over long, but I missed those early days.