Marley & Me [Paperback]

John Grogan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2000

John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barrelling, ninety-seven-pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole womenâ?TMs undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewellery.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Hachette Australia (2000)
• ISBN-10: 073362071X
• ISBN-13: 978-0733620713
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,353,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marley and Me-Don't miss it, February 16, 2010

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Carly Gleason - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marley & Me (Hardcover)

Has anyone ever thought about what it would be like to live with the world's worst dog? By reading this book the reader may just start to be able to understand what it would feel like. I haven't read a book with so much great detail in a long time, and "Marley and Me" by Josh Grogan is just that kind of book. Josh Grogan, born in Motor City, Detroit, Michigan, is also the author of his own memoir, "The Longest Trip" Home, and has loved writing since he was young. As I read, I felt many different emotions that always made me want to keep reading. The story goes through the good, the bad, and the down right crazy things that can happen with the worst dog in the world.

At times, this book reminded me about my own dog and how much trouble she gets into. Dogs, and any animal for that matter, are just so unpredictable and have so much more to them that meets the eye. Josh Grogan does a perfect job of explaining the life of a dog, especially one like Marley. Without the immense attention to detail in the way that Marley acts and the emotions of Jack and Jenny(the couple that owns Marley) the book would not have expressed the same amount of feeling as it does.

By no means am I the big reader type who just loves to read books. When I get assigned to read a book for homework I absolutely dread it and usually wait until the last minute. This time was a little different because the movie had recently come out and I was interested in reading what it was all about. I started reading the book to see if I liked it enough to keep reading it. The first chapter had me hooked and I was excited to read on.
Each time I read another chapter I got more and more attached to the book until I was finished.

This book was a roller coaster of emotions but all in all extremely good. I never thought that I would love this book as much as I did and I'm sure that anyone else would agree. This is a perfect book for dog lovers and anyone who is in the mood for a heart felt story. "Marley and Me" is the perfect family story that will leave you with a warm heart and maybe even a few tears.

Definitely a must read, don't miss it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, March 8, 2007

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R. A. Lavergne "rebec1120" (Uxbridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marley & Me (Paperback)

This book was awesome! It was so cute, I laughed out loud so many times..... and cried. It was so great, and as another comment said, it IS extremely readable, you will love this story. HIGHLY recommend!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marley, January 7, 2008

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the contented cat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marley & Me (Paperback)

This book is a well written story about a mischievous dog named Marley. His owners really had a lot of patience and love for this dog. I believe we all admire a little bit of "outlaw" even in our animals. Nice story.