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  • BEST BOOK EVER!!!! I had a hard time getting into this book and found I only really enjoyed the parts that involved Marley. By the end I was aching to hug my dog and crying. Such a wonderful book!!

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  • Truly Memorable

  • It's been a long time since I've read something that made me laugh out loud, or have me sobbing.

    

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• ― SWReader said on Nov 13, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Great Book

  • This book was great. It showed the variety of characterization of MARLEY AND ME. Great Nature to Self book.

    

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• ― Chranelle said on Oct 10, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • A Homely Book

  • Makes you laugh, cry, and gain a better understanding of life in general. A nice addition to the bookshelf.

    

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  • i stop reading every once in a while to play with my dog.

    

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• ― Vickywt said on Jul 9, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • This one will have you laughing out loud at parts, and crying at others. A beautiful story about "life and love with the world's worst dog". I loved it.

    

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• ― Miraclesmommadesigns said on Mar 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

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 furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.

Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these."

And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.

Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.

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