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Didn’t Like It “High schoolers John and Lorraine do not come from happy homes. John's father constantly compares John unfavorably to his older brother and has been known to use physical force on John when angered. John's mother is a neat-freak who cleans constantly and worries that John will spill something or...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“there were two sophmores john and llorraine. they loved to play jokes on everyone. they play a game called telephone marathon. its where they call random numbers from the telephone book. they ended up calling Mr.Pignati. it led them to his house to get collect money for a "donation" the next day they went to the zoo. it led to them hanging out with him a lot. they all 3 eventually become bestfriends. one day they go to the zoo, and mr.pignati found out that, his bestfriend bobo who is a monkey passed away. mr.pignati got a heart attack and died.”
Kristhina Thammavong wrote this review Monday, April 8, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Gives me emotional feelings. ”
Christine4 wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Some parts are really sad”
Rosie Echeverria wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I read it with my class and I never really liked it too much ”
Stacy Richards wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Sad old man left alone and used by two teenager.”
Rodrigo Sanchez wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book was sad and it explains the problems of teenagers go through. ”
Adrianne Valencia wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It is a wonderful, outstanding masterpiece!!”
David Murcia wrote this review Monday, April 15, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“High schoolers John and Lorraine do not come from happy homes. John's father constantly compares John unfavorably to his older brother and has been known to use physical force on John when angered. John's mother is a neat-freak who cleans constantly and worries that John will spill something or dirty her plastic covered furniture. Lorraine's father died years ago and her mother does not mourn him one bit. Apparently he was known to have girlfriends and now her mother reminds Lorraine that boys/men only want one thing. John and Lorraine decide to make prank phone calls and when they get Mr. Pignati on the line they tell him they are charity workers. He agrees to donate to their cause and the teens go his home to pick up the money. Mr. Pignati turns out to be a fat, lonely widower who is overjoyed to have visitors and John and Lorraine are more than happy to take advantage of the "Pigman's" vulnerability.
Ellen R wrote this review Saturday, March 23, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The story is told in alternating chapters by John and Lorraine in what is supposed to be a memorial tribute to the "Pigman" who we learn at the outset has died. After their initial meeting the 3 become fairly good friends but the high schoolers never stop taking advantage of the older man's kindnesses. Once he has died they do seem to feel badly about their behavior but it doesn't sound convincing.
What a couple of rotten kids these 2 are; I loathed the both of them. Although this book was written in the late 60's and it does show it's age in some places I would hope that this kind of behavior is not the norm. Mr. Pignati's character is sweet, naive and he craves attention so badly that he shares some of the fault in allowing these 2 predators to take advantage of him. It is defintely not a happy story.
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“Synopsis: The Pigman by Paul Zindel is the coming of age story of two high school sophomores, John and Lorraine who befriend a widower, Mr. Pignati. Although the story's protagonists are in high school, the book reads much more like a middle school adventure than a high school drama. Perhaps that is just a sign of the times and the ever earlier maturation of young people in our culture. The narration of the story alternates between the two protagonists, providing the reader with a male and female point of view.
Todd LaMontagne wrote this review Tuesday, February 19, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Themes/Curriculum Connections: Coming of age, elderly people, widow, point of view.
Recommended Age/grade: Middle to high school.”
“This was a really good book! It was so sad though I wanted to cry :'(”
Emily Stypayhorlikson wrote this review Saturday, December 15, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
