Funny, exciting, happy and tragic! (Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog - John Grogan)

Member Name: lol0304

Product:	Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog - John Grogan
Date:	22/09/09 (35 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: interesting to read!

Disadvantages: May cause crying!

This is a difficult review as to those who haven't read the book or watched the film, the ending is hard not too mention or even hint at. My advice would be that if you want a complete surprise, do not read on!

The story

The story itself is based on the real life story of a man and wife who find a dog with the dream that the dog will be the perfect companion. They find Marley, a golden retrieer, who although is a lovely dog, has an extremly exciting and destructive nature which is heightened when thunder and lightning storms are present. The book revolves around the family as the years pass by and marley grows older and the owners experience tragedy and also the happiness of children. We see the ups and downs of everyday life and the advantages and disadvantages of owning a dog of marleys sort. There is an emotional ending which may be extremly upsetting for some.

My opinion

I absolutly loved the book and very much enjoyed reading about the adventures of having a dog. For dog lovers and enthusiasts, I believe the ending may create heavy emotion. On a more personal note, I own two dogs, one, coincidentally named Marley and I found myelf relating my own life to the book. I found it extremly hard to read towards the end and was not able to read bits of the last chapter without crying.

Summary: Amazing read!