Book suggestion: Marley & Me, by John Grogan

"Life and love with the world's worst dog".

I just finished reading this amazing book today, at luch time. I was crying so hard that I could barely eat! If you're a dog lover, you'll sure love this book. If you prefer cats, I'm sure you'll still love this book. If you never had a dog but always wanted to, well... you'll still love this book.

Funny, passional, sensitive and -my favorite part- very real, "Marley & Me" tells the story of the Grogan family. John Grogan married Jenny, an adorable journalist, and they both loved each other and wanted to raise a family and have kids. But Jenny was so nervous about being a mother and taking care of other living being (she had killed a plant of excessive taking care -she'd drowned the poor flowers by watering them too much) that they decided to buy a dog, just to practice some responsability. So, they end up buying Marley, a cute little Labrador puppy. Cute and funny, but the dog was a furry devil with four legs! Destroyed everything in the house, ate hundreds of small objects -which include a golden necklace from Jenny- and was absolutely afraid of storms and rain.

John and Jenny had babies, the family grown beautifully, always with Marley by their side, showing unconditional love and loyalty to each one of them.
Marley was terrible, but the personification of man's best friend. A beast that became part of an ordinary family and showed them the value of true love, simplicity and friendship.
As I told you, the best part is that it's a true story.



Above, a picture of Grogan and Marley. Isn't Marley the cuttest thing EVER?
The dog on the picture on the cover is also the real Marley.

Now there's even a movie about it, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. But I strongly recommend that you first read the book and then you watch the movie.





Have you ever read this book? And what about the movie? Did you like it?
Tell me in the comments :)

xxxx,
teacher Bel