Marley And Me Book Report

Marley & Me by John Grogan is a true story about John and his wife Jenny buying a Labrador retriever that changes their lives forever. Marley is a rambunctious dog that has too much energy for this family to handle. Overall this is a pretty good book but I do not fully understand if this book was only supposed to be about the dog or if is the whole family during the dog’s life because it seems to get off topic about and the author gives us a bunch of unneeded explanations. In fact some of the things he explains I could do without knowing and which makes this not always a kid-friendly book. John seems to like to go into explaining some things that we did not need to know, like one point in the book when his wife Jenny had a miscarriage, he went into explaining how the fetus is removed, “With the fetus and placenta being vacuumed from the uterus.” (46). That is highly unneeded, and I would have rather not have had that explained to me. Also he goes on to explaining
Marley and me isn't just about the life of the dog it's about the whole family and how they lived their life with and without the dog. But this book isn't just a waste of time because even though Marley was a dumb, weird dog she had a big impact on the family. “A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.” (207). This stood out to me because for how bad Marley was, the love for her never grew short. Marley was able to help her family and show them what life can really