The Pigman

Reader reviewed by Emma in West Virginia

     As the story begins, two sophomore teens, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, begin telling us about themselves. John telling us that he was one of the trouble makers in freshman year of high school, Lorraine telling us about the first times John and her were together. All by playing a game on the telephone, they acquainted themselves with Mr. Angelo Pignati also known as the Pigman. Later they come to find that the Pigman collects pigs and so the friendship begins. 
     The book touches on various plots, and subplots. Its all mainly focused on John, Lorraine, and the Pigman along with the various adventures they have together. So one day when Lorraine played the telephone game she found herself on the phone with Angelo Pignati, not only did she feel bad because she felt that he sounded lonely, she felt bad for lying by saying she was Mrs. Truman and she was raising money for a charity fund. John urged her to go and she did on impulse. Arriving at the Pigmans home they collect the money and almost everyday after that they find themselves with the Pigman. Anywhere from meeting the meanest baboon named Bobo, or eating chocolate covered ants, they did it all. But after one night when the Pigman collapses after chasing John around the house and is hospitalized temporarily, John takes advantage of the house and invites his friends over. Lorraine has a bad feeling but she doesnt want to say anything to John. Later in the evening John finds one of his foes, Norton, in the Pigmans room full of pigs. Norton breaks one of the pigs and runs for the exit. Running after him John opens the door to find the Pigman standing wide-eyed on the steps.

     After reading this book I felt like I should try harder to be a better person. I can understand how the children felt after the Pigman died, because Ive had loved ones die as well. It was well written with a lot of detail on every little issue. It teaches a lesson in life in the end. In my personal opinion I think teenagers should read this book. I think it will influence them in a positive way. 
     John and Lorraine were banished from the Pigmans home after the night of the party. On an afternoon John and Lorraine call the Pigman to apologize and ask him to meet up at the zoo. When the Pigman is fifteen minutes late, they figure he isnt go to show, but he does. The Pigman goes to the monkey cages and cant seem to find Bobo. After finding out that Bobo passed away, the Pigman collapsed and when this happened Lorraine knew the Pigman was dead. When the Pigman died, the children felt as if something died with them too. Lorraine feels as if John doesnt care, but truly he does. 
     Ending the book with the death of the Pigman was tragic, I felt as if something died with myself as well. After reading the book, you just become so attached to the characters, you feel as if you know them personally. Overall, there was always something that kept me turning the pages in the book. It didnt disappoint me like I expected it would. Like the saying goes, Never judge a book by its cover.

Reader reviewed by Brier

Book title and author: The Pig man by: Paul Zindel

Title of review: The Pig man

Number of stars (1to 5): 4

 

  This book was about two friends John and Lorraine come across and old man and become friends.

 

   When the teens become friend the kids find out that he had no children and his wife had died. Then they felt sorry for the old man and they hung around so he would have some company. Then one day he asked them to go to the zoo and they said ok so they went to the zoo with him and there was a baboon that he talks to. Then one day they found out that the baboon had died. Then the old man got depress then he went to the hospital while he was in the hospital they had a party in the house and they broke one of the pig statue and then the old man got upset and then not to long after the old man die.

 

 I thought this was a ok book but I think that it was mean to play that prank on the old man and they broke there oath and then they made him be depressed

 

 It was about the two teenagers making friends with an old man and the old man dies at the end when the teenagers broke the oath, and the baboon dies too.

 

  I thought this the book overall was a good book because the teenagers made a new friend but at the end the old man dies and the baboon does too. Then the teenagers feel bad that they kidded let him die.

Reader reviewed by Dutch in WV

The Pigman is about this boy and girl who are friends, and they hate school. The boys name is John and the girls name is Lorraine. The two kids play a prank on the phone and they call this old man named Pignati. They say they are a charity.

The story takes place at Mr. Pignatis house. John and Lorraine go to his house to pick up the charity money that the Pigman is giving to the kids.

John and Lorrain and Pigman are roller skating through the house and Pigman drops                                                                                 Mr. Pigman goes to the hospital and then comes home to his pig collection broken. Then the kids go to the zoo with Pigman to see Bobo and Bobo died and then Pigman dies.                                       The story is told from two points of view. One chapter is told from Lorraines point and the next chapter is told from Johns point of view. I think it was good how they did it so you can get both sides if the story.

 

Reader reviewed by Dutch in WV

The Pigman is about this boy and girl who are friends, and they hate school. The boys name is John and the girls name is Lorraine. The two kids play a prank on the phone and they call this old man named Pignati. They say they are a charity.

The story takes place at Mr. Pignatis house. John and Lorraine go to his house to pick up the charity money that the Pigman is giving to the kids.

John and Lorrain and Pigman are roller skating through the house and Pigman drops                                                                                 Mr. Pigman goes to the hospital and then comes home to his pig collection broken. Then the kids go to the zoo with Pigman to see Bobo and Bobo died and then Pigman dies.                                       The story is told from two points of view. One chapter is told from Lorraines point and the next chapter is told from Johns point of view. I think it was good how they did it so you can get both sides if the story.

Reader reviewed by tyler

Book title and author: Pig Man Paul Zindel

Title of review: Pig Man

There are three main characters are Larraine and john and Mr.Pignati. But they call him the pig man because he has like millions pig statues

 

Larraine and john call Mr.Pignati and say they are with the J & H charity and ask him for a donation of ten dollars. They go and pick up the money and stay for a long time.         

 

I thought the book was boring because there is no action and it is kind of sad at the end but you can find out for your self if u read this book but I am not tell you about it.

 

I would not recommend this book because it is sad and if you like action there is no acting in this book at all and would be good if u is a girl because girls like the kind of stuff that is sad.

This book is not a good book so dont get it get some thing else that u think u would like but I personally do not like this book at all

Reader reviewed by Ashly Smith

Book title and author:  The Pigman, By Paul Zindel

Title of review: The Review of The Pigman

Number of stars (1 to 5): 5/5

This book is written by Paul Zindel, it is about two teenagers that get themselves into a lot of trouble. It all starts with them doing prank calls.

Paul Zindel said that he writes books for people who dont like to read and to help teenagers survive. I think thats a good enough reason to read The Pigman. Like Mr. Pignati said Is this some kind of joke. This is no joke. It is actually a warning telling you, you need to read this book.

The two teenagers names are John and Lorraine, they get themselves into a big situation, starting with the prank calls. When Lorraines turn is up for the prank call she calls Mr. Pignati a lonely old man that collects glass pigs. When he answers Lorraine asks Hello. Is this Mr. Pignati?  and he says It sure is. And Lorraine tells him that she is calling from Howard Avenue Charities. Mr. Pignati tells a few jokes to Lorraine then tells her that he would be happy to donate ten dollars.

Then when John and Lorraine get to know the Pigman a lot more they learn something that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. The Pigman is something that all teens would love (if they like a little mystery).

Reader reviewed by mark of west virginia

Book title and author: Paul Zindel

Title of review: The Pig man

Number of stars (1 to 5): 4

The Pig man is the book that I read  I thought that I was not going to like it but I  gess that I though wrong it was an ok book so let me tell you what I though about this pig man book.

The book was about a lot of the main people in the story. The book was good in some parts. The parts when they met new people it really newer got boring the people in the book where cool. There was some parts that took a while to reed till I under stood the book. The book I though it was not boring at all.

The book I thought was good in some chapters because people really did not get in to trouble like I thought they would. And some of the book was vary good over all. The story never got boring. I was thinking that it was going to be a boring novel . But it was not

I thought that the book was going to be the most boring book because it looked long and boring .But I liked the book a lot it was good. I though when the teacher asked us to read it that it was going to be boring .

I though the book was a good book. Overall  the novel or book is vary good at first I was thinking it was going to be boring but it was not. It is a wary good book well I liked it.