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Marley and Me - John Grogan.

'tis good, very funny too :lol: i wanted to read it before i saw the movie, because that usually tends to kill a book IMO. so i'm all up for the movie now :D

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^^ I've always wanted to read that. Whats it about?

Basically, a man and his dog.

John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.

Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these."

And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.

Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.

it's pretty good, i loved it, though Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson definatly wouldn't have been my picks for John and Jenny...

oh well.. :)

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I just finished Twilight and I'm going to go out and buy New Moon this week...but before I read that I'll think I'll read Bryce Courtenay's new book "Fishing for Stars"

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The Outsiders :wub: Same as last time I posted because I have this really bad habit of re-reding this book all the time :lol: I can't count how many times I've read it lol

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