4 stars!
if you have a dog ...and you swear your dog is human you will insanely relate to this. After reading this crazy short book you may never be able to imagine your dogs not as very fat middle aged men again. I think my favorite comic I may have ever witnessed is of the two middle aged men "cleaning" themselves while the humans sleep and it is displayed as that gross sound that for some reason makes you blood curl. This book is hilarious and if you enjoy Oatmeal comedy then this is a must have to add to your hilarious collection. I would post images but the book is so short it may just ruin it for you!

I like Oatmeal's work generally but find he can go extreme which I don't enjoy. This was funny but I would have actually liked it better if it was done with dogs, not men and the men aspect made it side into the extreme but don't like category.

Consistent with Inman's style as The Oatmeal, the book, while short, was laugh out loud funny, particularly for me as a dog owner. It's also rare that I find a quote I know will come out of my own mouth in regular conversation, but the sentence "My face is LITERALLY a Slip 'N Slide of tears" was definitely stored for future use.

Hurray! Matthew “The Oatmeal” Inman is back with another fantastic and funny pet-themed comic book, If My Dogs Were a Pair of Middle-Aged Men.

The observations aren’t at all original and any dog owners will be familiar with them: freaking out when you leave, losing their shit when someone knocks on the door, playing with squeaky toys, and eating like slobs, to name a few.

But what makes this book special and uniquely hilarious is Matt’s dogs are envisioned as two fat old men: one who looks like Uncle Fester and one who looks like Ignatius J. Reilly!

Watching this pair of lunatics doing everyday doggy things is ludicrously funny - I was laughing the whole way through! Kudos to Matt for such an inspired concept. It helps that Matt is a super-talented cartoonist who knows how to perfectly sell the jokes in comics format.

At under 40 pages, this one’s a lot shorter than his other books but it’s an ideal gift book for dog owners and/or fans of The Oatmeal. As both of those things, I loved it - an excellent comedy read and highly recommended for anyone looking for a chuckle!

A short book of simple drawings that are really relatable to dog owners. Readers will find themselves nodding & thinking, "Yep, that's what dogs do!" I don't think I can call the drawings "cute"...they're actually probably more on the ...'obnoxious' side...?! But, I liked it....
I received this e-ARC from NetGalley, in return only for my own honest review.

Look, I love The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman’s online comic. Whenever he posts something new I’m all over it and enjoy most of his work. This “book” was a disappointment. The concept is fine, funny in spots though not laugh out loud for me. But I’m not a pet owner so probably someone who actually has dogs would get more enjoyment out of it. But the reason I put book in quotes is because it’s only 31 pages. Not sure how much this will retail for but I probably wouldn’t buy it for anyone I know.

Just the cover and title of this book had me in stitches. The Oatmeal is so absolutely warped in all the very best ways and taking this funny little idea and creating an entire book with this single scenario had me shaking with laughter. Spoiler alert: my favorite panel shows one of the middle aged men (who is a bit rotund in the rest of the book) looking like someone emaciated from being left on a stranded island too long when put in the bathtub. Genius. Buying for all of my dog loving friends and family for the holidays.

My actual rating is 3.5 /5 .
I liked the central idea of the book. I loved the illustrations but felt that the book is too short. By the time you get engaged into it , you reach the ending of the book.
The depictions are very relate-able for Pet lovers/owners like me. Though the scenarios are not new they are quite hilarious and entertaining. This book perfectly fits the category - "Old wine in a New bottle".

I would love to read more works of Oatmeal.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a Free Copy.

Hilarious! As a person who has a dog, I approve of every single word written.

The Oatmeal always provides a fun and fresh perspective on the world. This unique look delves into the psyche of dog and what it would be like if they were middle aged mean. Comedy ensures and I am sure that I would not like a pair of middle aged men.
One star depleted because it was way too short; just as you really get into it, it ends.

If My Dogs Were a Pair of Middle-Aged Men is self explanatory in title. It's a laugh out loud depiction of the traits we normally see on dogs, the catch being that they're not dogs at all, but middle-aged men. From taking a bath to playing catch, this will have you laughing in a fit.

I was reading this in my school's cafe and I could not stop laughing. It was great! My only complaint was that this wasn't longer. It's a super quick read, around 30 pages. It's a perfect gift for that special dog-owner in your life.

On par with most previous titles by The Oatmeal.
I'm not sorry that I spent time on it, but if I had spent actual dollars, I would wish that I had bought a cocktail instead

I generally love Matthew Inman and The Oatmeal, but this is probably my least favorite "theme" of all of his comics. It had its cute moments, but all in all, I'm not super entertained by cartoons of middle-aged men licking their own butts? I dunno - pass for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with this ARC! All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This was cute and hilarious, just like I expect from Inman and the Oatmeal. Pet owners (even cat people!) can and will find something to relate to in this short little comic. I laughed out loud more than once.

Ah The Oatmeal, guaranteed giggle every time. I've read this book a few times now and the bath comic strip still makes me laugh out loud.

Absolutely hilarious! If you're a fan of The Oatmeal - or a fan of dogs - then you'll definitely love this. And, if you've never heard of The Oatmeal, you'll love this anyway. Nothing like imagining your dogs are two middle-aged men!

Now I can't unsee the image of two middle aged men sitting at the foot of my bed licking their respective crotches.

I got this as an ARC on NetGalley. As a dog person, I giggled aloud at a few of the comic strips, but overall a short entertaining glance through compilation of comics in the famous The Oatmeal style.

This is a fun gift book for dog lovers and fans of The Oatmeal. The concept is very amusing and the comics themselves are at times laugh out loud funny. However, it is worth bearing in mind that it is incredibly short.

That was hilarious and very fast read just enough to escape the everyday tasks and get off your mind the amount of things awaiting for you to finish.

If you have a dog or a pet you would be able to relate like the rest of us and you would laugh genuinely, because you know it is soo true!

I liked the art work and the humor was spot on!

I gave it 4.5 totally enjoyed it.