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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
9 reviews
ammmiiiii's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Grogan puts into words the beauty of the bond between humans and dogs. As he says on the very last page, “Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if we can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence
add_a_little_spook's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
unlimitedvoid's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
auds_wright's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Vomit
Moderate: Violence and Murder
lbooch24's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
bluejeepbaby's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
robynreads23's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death and Miscarriage
disneygirl08's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Miscarriage
abomine's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Marley's story is not so much about "the world's worst dog" but about a dog with severe separation anxiety and his flawed owners who didn't do as much research as they should have, but did the best they could. Most of it was harmless, but the fact that they had to use a choker chain on Marley and even seemed to enjoy the effect it had on him was a bit uncomfortable to read.
It had a lot of dog-related shenanigans which were enjoyable and of course the ending made my eyes watery, not because it was particularly remarkable or well-written, but because I could relate as a pet owner and animal lover. It's a straightforward and (mostly) feel-good story about a dog and his family, so if that's what you're in the mood for, this book is for you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Miscarriage