Member Reviews
Colleen M, Reviewer
Bernese Mountain Dogs are pretty awesome looking dogs. Ubac and Me was released in French over a year ago and now translated and preparing for the release in the United States.
A man loves a dog, but Ubac sounds like a pretty amazing dog.
The writing is beautiful. I loved reading Ubac and Me and it made me think about how much I loved my pets (especially the really special ones). 4 stars and not 5 because, in my opinion, there could be better transition between chapters.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster / S&S/Summit Books for the opportunity to read the advance read copy of Ubac and Me in exchange for an honest review. Approx 224 pages. Release date is Jul 15, 2025.
I wonder if the actual books will contain pictures?
Lori L, Reviewer
I received a copy of the book "Ubac and Me" from NetGalley. This book was written in French about two years ago and translated to English. Cerdric Sapin- jDefour writes of his beloved Burmese Mountain dog he named "Ubac" he adopted him as a puppy and writes lovingly about the dog who was in his life for the next 11 years. It takes a long time in the book before he actually starts writing about his life with Ubac. He mostly writes what he had learned from this beautiful dog. Like slow down pay more attention and enjoy the day. Don't be in such a rush. I liked reading about Ubac when the author wrote about the dog's personality and what it meant to have him for his dog. He writes about how hard it was and the grief he felt over the loss of his wonderful dog. I wish I could like this book more. the parts about Ubac was fine but boring and meandering in other parts of the book. okay for the most part.
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I was invested in getting to know Ubac and enjoyed the story of Ubac and the family. It was a beautifully done storyline and was moved by the memoir element of this. I appreciated Cédric Sapin-Defour sharing this story and was glad I read this.
