Paul Zindel
Paperback | Pages: 166 pages Rating: 3.59 | 25651 Users | 1406 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Pigman |
| ISBN: | 0060757353 (ISBN13: 9780060757359) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Pigman #1 |
| Characters: | John Conlan, Lorraine Jensen, Angelo "Pigman" Pignati |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Fiction (1969) |
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Librarian note: an alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereWhen sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man; it wasn't long before they were more comfortable in his house than their own. But now Mr. Pignati is dead. And for John and Lorraine, the only way to find peace is to write down their friend's story - the story of the Pigman.
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| Title | : | The Pigman (The Pigman #1) |
| Author | : | Paul Zindel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 166 pages |
| Published | : | 2005 by HarperTeen (first published 1968) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Young Adult. Classics. Academic. School. Realistic Fiction. Read For School |
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I remember in middle school reading a book by this author, My Darling, My Hamburger, and that I liked that book a lot, so when I found this book as I was packing up my room to move to another classroom, I was flooded with memories and felt drawn to the book. I was a bit disappointed. I liked it ok...the main character, John, reminded me of Holden Caulfield, but John has a girl friend, Lorraine. They are both from dysfunctional families, and the Pigman befriends them at a time when he also isin a sentence: A young woman and a young man prank call an old lonely man, and form an unlikely and somewhat unhealthy friendship.John and Lorraine are two students who hate school, have less than desirable family lives, and few friends outside of each other. Their relationship with Angelo Pignati - known as the Pigman - begins with a prank call made by Lorraine during one of their after school games. They notice the desperation in the Pigman, and are drawn to spend time with him. Over time,
Laugh out loud funny at times. My favorite passage is the part where John glues his home's rotary phone dial to piss off his dad, but finds that he needs to make a call himself:"Yes?""Hello operator? Would you please get me Yul-1219?""You can dial that yourself, sir.""No, I can't. You see, operator, I have no arms.""I'm sorry, sir.""They've got this phone strapped to my head for emergencies, so I'd appreciate it if you'd connect me.""I'll be happy to, sir."
I first read this book over 40 years ago when I was a tween and a massive reader. I often sat out on the porch with my face buried in a book, and not very much has changed since the 70s. I loved Paul Zindel and read all his available books at the time, along with Judy Blume.It is quite a different experience reading the same thing @ age 55. It affected me much more now than then, as now it is very close to the bone, as the "Pigman" is referred to as ' an old man ' when he is in his late 50s, so
The PigmanBy Paul Zindel.The book called The Pigman written by Paul Zindel is about two teenagers Lorraine and John and the every day lifes until they meet Mr Pignati. Mr Pignati or also known as the pigman is an old lonely man who collects pigs and has a terrible secret, He also has a baboon called BoBo as a best friend.John one of the main characters is a high school sophomore in America. He sounds like bit of a dero that smokes and drinks when ever he can. His relationship with his dad or as
I'll always remember my minister, Maurice Boyd, speaking of George Bernard Shaw's claim that forgiveness was not the big issue Christianity made it. "You simply pay what you owe, said Shaw. It's as simple as that." He added: "But what about those things that can't be paid for?"The Pigman is about something two teenagers do which cannot be paid or atoned for and the subsequent shock, awakening a sense of what great consequence one's actions and decisions have for ourselves and others. The superb
I read this last year and meant to tear this piece of s%*# apart but totally forgot about it until just now...and I hate myself for doing that.This book is just horrible and cruel. Both of these characters are the biggest assholes in history. I have never read about teenage characters that were so mean. The author tries to cover this up by making the teen girl (I forgot her name) "simple", the "good girl", and "down to Earth" but she comes out as just being the one who listens to the teen boy (I
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