Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Liked it

I'm a big fan of Simenon, in fact, he is the only fiction author that I read. First off the title has little to do with the story. The dog is scarcely mentioned and in fact has little to do with the story..at least how I interpret it. The story is about a man who is terminally ill and has recently been released from jail. The first half of the book focuses on his present life and the many regrets he has while the 2nd explains how he has arrived at it. The most interesting part for me WAS his previous life as I would never have guessed it.Although not his best it was still a very good reading