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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
My thoughts: Wow! This book made me laugh, cry and pulled on every single heartstring, to the point I was in floods of tears - literally bawling
Bland. That’s how I would describe this book. I was a HUGE fan of the movie when it first came out and didn’t even know it was based on a book. I came across this book in my local thrift store. There’s nothing special about this book, just a very bland story about a family who owned a rambunctious dog. Overall an easy read, just a little bit disappointed.
Marley, oh Marley, what a dog. Marley is the poster dog for bad doggy behavior, but oh so lovable at the same time. He chews his way through life, with wild eyed enjoyment and never looks back. This book made me laugh out loud quite loudly at time and at times I cried without embrassement. Usually if a book is made into a movie, the book is better. This book is outstanding and the movie just brings Marley's antics to life.
I have never cried as hard reading a book as I did during Marley and Me.
Enjoyable book. Both my teenage son and I read this book. We found it entertaining. Grogan shares candid stories not only of the experience of living with a scoundrel of a dog but also of personal experiences as the family matures along with the dog who has become such a part of their life.
DNF : I’m sorry I couldn’t finish this. It just made me so mad but also was such a dated book.
I’m sorry but as a fellow dog owner I was shocked at this book and how different it was to the movie. ( I have grown up around dogs such as Border Collies, English Springer Spaniels and Labourers. All working dogs)
This feels like another dog owner essentially admitting to being neglectful and not only did they not get the adequate training for Marley or even seek out other alternatives to help Marley when the one training session didn’t help and his behaviour issues- they were lazy and just gave up so easily.
They made light out very serious and potentially dangerous situations by just going oh isn’t he wild! Like no! Him wearing a choke lead in training and essentially choking himself. Is not funny and there a millions of alternatives such a harness training!
They also didn’t do any research on the breed or any research into the breeder or insist on a second visit even after seeing the father just before they were leaving and having some concerns.
Marley was got for selfish reasons and I think the worst part was the idea of the “Alpha” and them having to be the “Alpha” but I’m sorry that is not how it works.
I will say that the writing about Marley and Jenny through her miscarriage shows how emotionally intelligent dogs are and I liked how the owners had some type of understanding of this. It was a beautiful moment that I was glad was included in the book.
We have the saddening moment when Marley gets utterly terrified of a thunderstorm and while he’s afraid he destroys parts of the garage to try and get out and into a place he feels safe but instead of working with his fear or then being responsible and creating a space for him to go to when he is afraid they just make it out to be a funny moment or a moment of OH NO! This Dog Is Crazy! They could have tried desensitisation training! Also be more concerned that your dog has hurt themselves to the point of blood! Not your house.
This whole story could’ve ended in the second or so chapter when the author does his own research into the dog breed and has second thoughts but instead of putting off buying the dog when he’s having these second thoughts, he essentially pushes it away and still gets the dog anyway knowing that these are intelligent and hard-working dogs and they need a lot of training and need a lot of time.
Also, the irresponsibility of getting a puppy and then trying to get pregnant at around the same time is absolutely irresponsible. And comes with even more complex issues and complications.
There is no such thing as a bad dog but bad owners and what we find here is bad owners.
Trigger warnings
Miscarriage and loss of child.
I’m sorry but as a fellow dog owner I was shocked at this book and how different it was to the movie. ( I have grown up around dogs such as Border Collies, English Springer Spaniels and Labourers. All working dogs)
This feels like another dog owner essentially admitting to being neglectful and not only did they not get the adequate training for Marley or even seek out other alternatives to help Marley when the one training session didn’t help and his behaviour issues- they were lazy and just gave up so easily.
They made light out very serious and potentially dangerous situations by just going oh isn’t he wild! Like no! Him wearing a choke lead in training and essentially choking himself. Is not funny and there a millions of alternatives such a harness training!
They also didn’t do any research on the breed or any research into the breeder or insist on a second visit even after seeing the father just before they were leaving and having some concerns.
Marley was got for selfish reasons and I think the worst part was the idea of the “Alpha” and them having to be the “Alpha” but I’m sorry that is not how it works.
I will say that the writing about Marley and Jenny through her miscarriage shows how emotionally intelligent dogs are and I liked how the owners had some type of understanding of this. It was a beautiful moment that I was glad was included in the book.
We have the saddening moment when Marley gets utterly terrified of a thunderstorm and while he’s afraid he destroys parts of the garage to try and get out and into a place he feels safe but instead of working with his fear or then being responsible and creating a space for him to go to when he is afraid they just make it out to be a funny moment or a moment of OH NO! This Dog Is Crazy! They could have tried desensitisation training! Also be more concerned that your dog has hurt themselves to the point of blood! Not your house.
This whole story could’ve ended in the second or so chapter when the author does his own research into the dog breed and has second thoughts but instead of putting off buying the dog when he’s having these second thoughts, he essentially pushes it away and still gets the dog anyway knowing that these are intelligent and hard-working dogs and they need a lot of training and need a lot of time.
Also, the irresponsibility of getting a puppy and then trying to get pregnant at around the same time is absolutely irresponsible. And comes with even more complex issues and complications.
There is no such thing as a bad dog but bad owners and what we find here is bad owners.
Trigger warnings
Miscarriage and loss of child.
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This was a cute book, and I can easily see not only why it was so popular, but why it was made into a movie. The way John Grogan writes just invites you to imagine every incident, and play it back in your mind. I gave it only two stars because I just didn't enjoy it that much myself. I love dogs, and up until a few months ago, was a dog owner myself, and I have seen first-hand many of the behaviors that Marley exhibited. I can see the amusing aspects of some of the stories, but to a certain extent, I just don't find it that enjoyable to read about. It's probably in the realm of "we can laugh about that now", and I am still unable to laugh about the issues that my dog had that caused us to give him up. So I suppose it's personal.
challenging
emotional
funny
I hate that throughout the whole book he described Marley as a “bad dog” or “the world’s worst dog”. MY GUY, you are the problem… not your dog.