It must have missed something in the translation as it seems to have been very well received Sweden... It's not a bad read. I've read a bit of translated northern European stories  and it seems to be par for the course. it's a slow story and likely could have used a bit more fleshing out with more anecdotes, but that might just be an American pov. If you love dog stories you might well enjoy this tale. It's pretty short. Just the life of a dog, told by the dog.

This is a book written from a dog's point of view, but it is not witty or funny. Maybe something was lost in the translation. The best part of the book is the illustrations.

This is a very short, funny and heartwarming tale about a philosopher’s, sorry, a dog’s life with his family and some anecdotes of different things that happened. 

I really liked both anecdotes though I really enjoyed the one where he made friends with a random man who had been very down on life. The simple exchange between the two just managed to shine the light on how special dogs are, and how one can bring such joy and purpose into your life whilst asking for very little in return.

I liked the end and it was genuinely a very nice image
Of where dogs go once they pass the rainbow bridge. My only complaint would be I would have liked even more anecdotes rather than just the main two. I very much liked Nelson’s voice throughout the short tale, and I also enjoyed the various illustrations throughout.

This is sort of a Swedish version of Spencer Quinn's 'Chet and Bernie' mystery series, except this would be a memoir instead of a mystery!  It's told from the dog's point of view, & it's a real nice offering.  I did thoroughly enjoy the book, & the dog's view points!   There are nice little, like water color drawings, here & there too.  It's a  cute little read....& offers those of us who love dogs, a nice little view into a dog's possible musings?!  I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves their pets, or even anyone who just likes animals!
I received this e-galley from NetGalley, simply in exchange for my own fair & honest review.

As a dog lover, I was very interested in reading this book.  I was somewhat disappointed. The book is a biographical memoir written as if the dog were telling the story, with some ideas and reflections of the author thrown in (and disguised as the dog’s).  The book was interesting.  The dog traveled around quite a bit with his owners and got to experience many areas.  I felt it was too short to really get any connection between the dog and me, the reader.  There were few descriptions of events or meetings that occurred as well as short descriptions on the places the dog and his owners went I felt that if there had been more personal descriptions of events, people and animals encountered, the book might have been more interesting.  As it is, the book came across as short and rather bland.  A longer book would also have helped pique the reader’s interest. It was an okay read, just not outstanding. I received this form NetGalley to read and review.

Norton's Philosophical Memoirs is a novella written from the viewpoint of the author Håkan Nesser's dog Norton. The aim of the book is to explore and illustrate how dogs view the human world and also for Norton to impart his quiet words of wisdom. It's a very short book that takes moments to read through and is therefore a book that benefits from a quiet surrounding and a warm cuppa in hand. 

As a dog lover I was very interested to read this interpretation of human life through canine eyes but sadly I found it not to be to my taste. I very much appreciated the concept and the quiet tone of the novella but overall it left me feeling a little cold. In many respects I found Norton to be too much of a philosophical narrator and therefore I never quite connected to the heart of this story. I felt that the story of Norton would have benefitted from being a longer book with more tales about his life experiences. At a mere ninety odd pages (including illustrations) this just felt too short for me as a reader to develop any meaningful relationship to Norton and his views. 

*An e-copy of 'Norton's Philosophical Memoirs' was kindly provided to me by the publisher, Head of Zeus: Anima, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*