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I felt like the author knew "exactly" what I have been going through the past few years. It was very strange because I felt like I found a book that was being written specifically about MY life. And yet, having said that, no one has committed suicide and I don't have a Great Dane. But I've had countless cats. Each one more heartbreaking than the last....The Friend. I may reread it in a bit.

I have LOVED Heather's older books. This is not as gripping. I'm only part way through though to be fair, but I'm just not that into it. I devoured her previous books.

It's my second time reading it; the first was a decade or so ago. I liked it even more the second time. I'm very selective about which books I keep and actually reread. This is one of them. Now I think I will find more by this author and hope he still writes like he did in this, his first book, Pig.

Two stars for the first half of the book. The best part. I think this book could have been half as long. Additionally, I didn't like the way the young boy spoke. If he supposedly had such a rich vocabulary then why didn't his mother teach him better grammar? They had time (sadly)...."The Room", for instance. It got annoying reading his spoken drivel....."Room". Annoying. I realise that he was only five years old but as an adult reading this poorly written/spoken narrative, it got old and tiresome very quickly. The last half of the book is a total waste of time....Like following every little thing a 5 year old says and does....it in no way contributed to the storyline. I felt it was useless filler. Sorry to be so harsh. I can see many people enjoyed the book but it sadly didn't meet my expectations.