3.5 stars

I am a crier, so imagine my surprise that this book did not make me cry. (Tear up, yes; I'm not totally heartless. Actually cry, no.)

But I think I just didn't like/care about the humans in this book very much — I found the narration kind of obnoxious, honestly, and some of the jokes really haven't aged well. There's a lot about their family life that has nothing to do with Marley until the author suddenly remembers he exists and drops a mention of something funny/dumb/weird that he does, which felt abrupt and disjointed (and frankly, if it doesn't center around the dog, I really don't care).

And there are moments where they just laugh at Marley where I feel like they should've been more concerned? Not that I'm an expert in dog raising/owning or that I doubt they loved Marley, but it was uncomfortable to read.

Basically it felt like the book tries to balance the life-with-Marley stuff with the other autobiographical stuff, and it doesn't totally work for me.

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CONVERSION: 9.6 / 15 = 3.5 stars

Prose: 5 / 10
Intellectual Engagement: 5 / 10
Credibility: 10 / 10
Organization / Structure: 8 / 10

Emotional Impact / Interest: 4 / 5
Rereadability: 5 / 5
Memorability: 3 / 5