Susan G. (onstagegirl) reviewed If you have ever loved a labrador retriever, this is a must read....... on 12/21/2008 + 76 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

I recently lost my yellow labrador retriever of 14 years. I still terribly miss our "Finley"; our wonderful perfect yellow labrador retriever. Even writing this my eyes start tearing. The picture on the cover of "Marley and Me" enticed me into reading a book about a dog. I had not even heard about this book or the upcoming movie. I am so glad I read this book, and I am even more thankful to the author, John Grogan, for writing it. The author beautifully chronicles a dog's life with his beloved owners. The unconditional love flows throughout the story. The ups and downs of dog ownership, especially with Labs, makes you laugh and giggle with every turn of the page. Though my Lab was the well behaved gentleman Lab, never doing anything wrong, I still connected with Grogan's description of the "looks" and the wagging tail of his dog, Marley. The first 200 pages give anyone a superb realization of what life with a dog is all about, especially a Lab with boundless energy. Get a box of Kleenex for the last chapters of the book. I sobbed and sobbed, crying my eyes out, and was still a mess the next day. If you love dogs, you MUST read this book.

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