Marley and Me

Marley and Me by John Grogan
Sara Moreno
Memoir
I got this book from my English teacher library, Mrs. Meadows.
John and Jenny Grogan moved into a new house not knowing that their life would change forever when they decide to adopt a tiny, yellow puppy lab that then grows out to be a chaotic, missed behaved family member.
We were young. We were in love. We were rollicking in those sublime early days of marriage when life seemed about as good as it can get.
On the first chapter with ten pages John and Jenny, a just married couple, both move to Palm Beach, Florida. It shows how Jenny worries that if they ever have a child; she won’t take care of it because of how bad she is caring for living things. John shows an example with a plant Jenny was supposed to supervise, and she let it die because she watered it too much. The decision came to her that they should get a pet dog to use it for practice for when they decide to have a kid. You can also see how much John wishes the dog will be like his first dog, a perfect dog. He searches in the internet for all the information he could find about Labradors and then agrees with Jenny. When they go to meat their future dog, a random adult lab attacks them and licks John to death, so in the couples head, they just hope that Marley doesn’t end up like the father.
This book is a touching; heartbreaking experience towards the end but it has humor and a bit of romance between John and Jenny. I liked this book in a way because of all the good times the owners have had with Marley, reminding me of my old dog, but because it reminded me of my dog did I feel heartbroken but because the description imagery made me feel like if I was living Johns life.
The cover of the book shows two people representing John and Jenny with a puppy who represents Marley. Together in the picture, they look like a happy family with a perfect life because of the kind smiles you see on their faces, but this isn’t the original cover. This one was made after the movie had come out.