I think I filled my quota of inspirational dog fiction with Because of Winn-Dixie and A Dog's Purpose. While this book captures a similar spirit as those two titles, this one was so littered with racing metaphors that I tended to skip over a couple of bits. I'm not sure if the sequences of events are decently paced, as it just seems to be one misfortune after another for Denny and there isn't much of a balance. This made me feel a little less emotionally invented in the book, since it all just piled on. I remember starting this book years ago and only got through the first thirty pages before abandoning it up until a few days ago. Honestly, I should have realized back then that this really wasn't the book for me.