Marley and Me is a sweet sentimental ride about one man's struggle to cope with a dog that he loves very much.
The book follows the life of John Grogan, a journalist and editor, who, with his wife, adopts a cute and energetic Labrador Retriever named Marley.
The stories are horrible to read yet there is a sense of sweetness and kindness about Marley that more than makes up for any of the misdeeds he performs. The story of why/how the wife bonds with him the first time is heart wrenching. You can certainly understand why they might look past some of the dog's horrible features.
Regardless, I can't help but compare this dog to Tucker. We have been tremendously lucky to have a puppy/dog that has been so well behaved. The worst that he has done over the past few months is beg at the dinner table.
Many of the things that Marley did were so destructive and horrible, I am surprised to see that he was left in the house.
Marley and Me is a nice book. Grogan delves a bit too much into the icky parts of a marriage that we all have, but I don't want to read about. I thought it was sweet and sentimental, if not too much at points. I would have liked more dog stories about how Marley touched the lives of the family and his peers.
For the summer or for any dog lover, this is a good read. Think about it!
1 comment:
Ok, I relly, really wanted to like this book because I a ma a huge Howard Strn fan and he loved it. Not o mention a frienf of ours got a puppy and named their dog Marley because of it. I got half way through and thought, "My god people, please get over it." I don't know just thinking it was all a little too much. I'm sorry. I couldn't but into it.
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