My boyfriends' dogs
Dandi Daley Mackall
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing after Bailey’s account to compare what she expects from a boyfriend with the loyalty she associates with dogs.
- Themes
- Bailey’s story within the diner frame: Bailey arrives at a diner with three dogs and tells the story behind her arrival; each dog is linked to a relationship that did not work out. The diner encounter gives the novel a frame for Bailey’s account, while the dogs connect its episodes of romance.
- Worth knowing
- Dating and romantic relationships are central to the premise, including relationships that do not work out. The story also concerns dogs and self-acceptance.