Marley and Me by: John Grogan

Ya'll I can't sing the praises of this book enough! I saw it in the "New Writers" section at Barnes and Nobel, and I was excited to find a way to support up-and-coming authors, so I bought a copy...In hardback.....Which is saying a lot. (My frugal ass always waits for the paperback version.) I have read it in less that a week. (Which is also saying a lot, because I am a very slow and unmotivated reader.) It will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you want, more than anything, to settle down with the love of your life and get a dog and start a family. *sigh* So I defiantly recommend it to any dog lover and to all my newly-wed friends (Natalie, Katie, Caroline, LJ...)

Here is a snippet:

"In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us. We could have bought a small yacht with what we spent on our dog and all the things he destroyed. Then again, how many yachts wait by the door all day for your return?...Marley had his place in our family. Like a quirky but beloved uncle, he was what he was. He would never be Lassie or Benji or Old Yeller; he would never reach Westminster or even the county fair. We knew that now....and accepted him all the more for it."