I just adored this novel. At first I was very unsure because it was so upsetting in the first few pages, but this beautifully written book kept me glued right through to the conclusion. What to say about Dogboy; yes it is dark but it is an ultimately uplifting book, with moments of joy and hope. I highly recommend this read - not for the faint hearted.

Set in Russia. A boy who is abandoned finds himself adopted by a wild dog pack at the age of four. He lives with them and grows to think of himself as a dog. His life chages when his situation is discovered by well meaning Psychologists. Deeply moving. ( )

I was totally absorbed by this book, a story of basic survival told from the extraordinary point of view of a 5 year old boy living with a pack of wild dogs in the sub-zero winters & stiffling summers of a Russian city. The storytelling is very detailed, full of the sounds & smells of what it would be like living in this way. Its very gritty and doesn't spare you the descriptions of crippling poverty, extreme cruelty and horrifying filth. It has a very heartbreaking ending so be warned....

I loved it! I couldn't put it down it had me from the first page. I got to see the world from a more human perspective and loved every minute of it. ( )

I just couldn't finish this book. It is very well written but I found the subject matter too bleak and disturbing. I cheated a bit when I knew I wasn't going to finish the book. I read the last page... then I really was glad that I didn't finish it. Real Life can be so harsh at times. I don't need to depress myself by reading this sort of fiction. ( )

Dog boy is haunting, disturbing and throughout upsetting. A wake-up-to-reality story of modern life, set in Moscow with history to back it up. Eva Hornung has done her research and has presented an eloquently visual and smellable believable picture of what necessity of survival can lead to and the role of dogs in our lives and the role of humans in dogs' lives. A book not for the faint-hearted. ( )