I read every book with an open mind and it takes a really rotten one for me to not finish it. I couldn't get more than 1/4 of the way through this book (and I had to force myself to get that far).I just can't understand the great reviews this book got...it actually made me wonder if people were reading the same thing I was. What I did read of this book was barely interesting and many parts were just nauseating -- talking about a dog and his wormy butt, her friend throwing a dead baby pig in to a dogs pen, her chicken being killed by a dog and her dad going off to kill the dog with a gun. I actually had to put the book down as I am afraid of what animal horror story awaits me next.Her stories are not funny, clever or amusing they are self centered and I can't believe she got this published.