Waiting For Doggo by Mark MillsMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
This is a pretty bland excuse for a story. It's dull and pointless and goes so out of its way to use the dog as a symbol that it just ends up trying too hard. It's all over the place and there's a lot of elements that are thrown in seemingly to add layers but fall short of achieving any serious depth. The protagonist is unlikable, and you never actually learn much about him, and his relationship with Doggo changes without evidence of growth. It's simplistic, but tries too hard to pretend that it's not.
The story doesn't count for much - he works in advertising, comes up with a good idea here and there. That's it. There are people he likes at the office, and people he doesn't. This causes minor dramas that last a page or two. Doggo is ugly but everyone likes him anyway. There's a side arc about questionable paternity. It's all very ... meh. Honestly, this was very, very close to my 'utter trash' list. (view spoiler)
To be perfectly blunt, this book adds nothing to the world of literature. But it does have a dog in it, so I guess there's that.
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