As I write this I have just finished the book not twenty minutes ago. I suffered through the last 250 pages and I am so glad that it is done. I expected that the ending would be disappointing as it would match the rest of the book. The author just rattles on in an attempt to create a scene but it comes across as trying way to hard to weave words instead of building characters. There is nothing bringing the story together...just several random meaningless mini-tales. I would say that the only moment that I felt something at all was when Edgar discovers his father dead. On the other hand, the entire waterspout storm scene was easily the worst segment of the book being truly painful to read. To sum up, I felt no attachment to the characters and did not see anything special about being a Sawtelle Dog. I am certainly shocked to see these glowing reviews and find it hard to believe that those people read the same book as I did.