The Weight of a Dog

5 Star Review

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Editorial Book Review:

By Sam Williams

Some stories about grief try to make it easier to understand, but The Weight of a Dog goes in a different direction. It doesn’t explain things away or soften them. It lets the weight stay heavy, and then adds something strange on top of it, something you can’t fully pin down. That mix is what gives the book its pull. It feels familiar and unsettling at the same time.

Reading it feels quiet on the surface, but there’s tension underneath that never really disappears. I kept waiting for clear answers, especially around the dog, but they don’t come in a simple way. At first that threw me off. Then it started to feel intentional, like the uncertainty is part of what you’re meant to sit with. The emotional side creeps up on you slowly instead of hitting all at once.

The story keeps circling grief, but not in the usual way. It treats it almost like something that moves between people, not just something one person carries. That idea stuck with me more than I expected. It connects to how people handle loss, how they hold it in or pass it along without realizing. It’s not explained in a neat way, but it feels real in a strange sense.

Alex Lucio writes in a controlled, almost restrained style. The pacing is slow, sometimes to the point where you notice it, but it matches the mood of the story. The mix of grounded moments with something harder to define creates a steady tension. The imagery around the dog stands out because it feels symbolic without being spelled out.

By the end, it doesn’t tie everything together neatly. It leaves you with a feeling that lingers more than any clear conclusion. It’s worth reading if you’re open to a story that doesn’t give you all the answers and are willing to sit with something that feels a little unresolved but meaningful.

About the Author

Alex Lucio

Alex Lucio is an author who explores his passions of archaeology, physics, spirituality and technology and the odd nexus to where all four intersect.