Marley and Me by John Grogan

[sXe_Jinxeh]

If you have ever owned a dog, wanted a dog, or have ever known anybody who has owned a dog, this book is for you.

A true story, I found myself laughing, crying, and having to lie to people and say I had just received a text message with a phone on vibrating to explain my sudden bursts of noise. The book is about a man and his wife who decide to purchase dogs, not realizing exactly what they are getting themselves into.

Being the owner myself of two dogs, one large, dumb Labrador retriever who seems to believe anybody outside of a close knit group of six humans are food, and a little, yappy Cocker Spaniel Shitzu, who is as dumb--if not dumber--then my lab. Throughout the book, I had to laugh at the things the dog did, as they were very much reminiscent of my own dogs.

The only thing I have to complain about is that the ending did make me break my year and a half streak of not showing any emotion. If you do read this book, I suggest having Kleenex with you, and DO NOT read in public.

[lango]

Im about to pick that book up, right after I finish the ripley one. Hope its as good as everyone has been telling me. And the book probably hits my weak spot :P Ive only cried in 1 book, hunchback of notredame, but anything involving dogs should break me easily

[wondering.soul]

I was the same way when reading this book. Grogan does a very good job of connecting you to the family. You become them and you are feeling things that you might not regularly when you read a book. I have a friend that was critizing the end well because of what happened, but I think that the ending was good. It showed Marley from what he was to what he is now. I think that this applies to humans to, how we evolve into older creatures but we still have this spring young person inside of us.
I cried, laughed and hurt because of this book.
It is a must read, I cant wait to see the movie. Im sure its very different from the book