Marley and Me is a successful novel written by John Grogan that eventually became a movie. It is about a family who starts their life off in Florida and buys a crazy dog, Marley. Since I can relate to it perfectly, I chose this to be my second independent novel. It's scary how alike you can be to people you don't know at at all. That is exactly the case in this novel. Josh is from Michigan, so is my mother. He met his wife in Western Michigan, and weirdly enough, that is where my mom had met my dad. Then they got married and moved to South Florida right outside of Fort Lauderdale. Guess where I am from. Yes, right outside the lovely city of Fort Lauderdale! On top of that, he had the perfect dog when he was young (before Marley). I had a perfect dog too before the dog I have now. My perfect dog's name was Cotufa. She was my companion and we grew up together. Unfortunately, she died when I turned nine. That year was when I found my Marley, and her name was Bella.
Marley was very similar to Bella when we bought her. Marley "pounced at his shoes as though convinced they were dangerous enemies that needed to be destroyed" (Locations 231-37). He even had a "crazy look in his eye" when they first bought him (Locations 267-72). Just from my experience with Bella, I wish them the best.
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