Review: Chancer: How One Good Boy Saved Another

Chancer: How One Good Boy Saved Another by Donnie Kanter Winokur
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this as part of the IHG Rewards program.

It's a sweet story, and I learned a lot, but I really did not like the tone of the author. The story is also told non-linearly, and the time jumps seem very sudden and frequent. I guess it was cool that this takes place in Atlanta, where I grew up, though.

Winokur seems to be trying to tell the story of her adoption and Chancer in a very casual voice. There are frequent interjections that I found grating. I know this is a matter of taste, but I found it rather childish.

I really disliked how she portrayed Harvey, her husband, when he disagreed with her about getting a service dog. The fact that he seems to be irredeemably stubborn is not at all mitigated by how he comes to appreciate Chancer. It seems to go straight from his rage that Chancer chewed up cell phones and remotes to love.

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