Paul Zindel - The Pigman

Pros: Honest characters, thought-provoking events
Cons: Minor language issues and sexual innuendo

Being of sound mind and body on this 15th day of April in our sophomore year at Franklin High School, let it be known that Lorraine Jensen and John Conlan have decided to record the facts, and only the facts, about our experiences with Mr. Angelo ...

Pros: An in depth examination of loneliness, and the effects of death.
Cons: Narration is a bit choppy.

So John and Lorraine are two kids at the local high school. The book begins with a death: John say the Pigman dies. Quickly the book alternates narrators; during one chapter John is the narrator, during the next Lorraine is the narrator. And here is the ...

Pros: Writing style, characters, author, great climax
Cons: Predictable, "terrible secret" not so terrible

Many people like Paul Zindel for his writing style, not for the tales that he tell. I now like him for both.

Zindel created a good book in The Pigman, the story of two teenagers in high school who find and ultimately fall in love with...

Pros: really good book
Cons: sounds stupid on first glance

The pigman

I remember back in the 7th grade when my assignment was to read this book, a book called the pigman. I remember myself thinking, what the hell the pigman? And remember referring to the book with such words as stupid, dumb, and even...

Pros: Fast read; very funny in (many) places; Zindel's way with words
Cons: This book sometimes gets a bad rap

Once upon a time, in an imperfect world, there were two high-schoolers:John,who liked to play practical jokes, and Lorraine,a shy, sensitive girl who wasn't glamorous but she wasn't the worst thing anyone had ever seen. They met...not "cute" like in...

Pros: light reading, well written, action packed
Cons: set in the 70's (harder to relate), but doesn't really effect the book

First off I would like to say that I NEVER have really liked to read fiction books, so with that said...

When I first picked up this book I thought that the name was kind of weird. But my best friend wanted me to read it, so I figured I'd...

Pros: Light easy read
Cons: The whole Pig thing is a bit strange; i.e. Pigman

STORY:

The story is narrated by two high school students, John and Lorraine. They're writing of a recent event that had happened to them while it is still fresh in their minds.

John is a bit reckless. He drinks, smokes, talks back...

Pros: Good description
Cons: none

The Pigman? Does it sound interesting or does it not? When I first picked it up I didn't think it would be interesting? I was reading and reading and while I was reading I thought it was very interesting. So do you really know what the title...

Pros: interesting story, keeps you hooked
Cons: horrible ending

The very first time I read this book, was at school. Our teacher assigned it to us at the very end of the year and said that we would really enjoy it. I am by no means a book worm or any other book maniac, but this was one of the few books that I really...

Pros: A good book for teenagers, and will keep them occupied
Cons: A little short...must be longer

I think this book has a lot of meaning in it. At first i read the book and started drifting away because it seemed boring. But as I got to read farther from the book, the book seemed to interest me. The book has many conflicts happening with the...

Pros: Unique story
Cons: Disappointing ending

Years ago, The Pigman was a required reading book at my high school.The story starts out pretty interesting, but even at the middle its, hard to predict where the story's going. The end was completely unexpected. It didn't really go with the theme of the book. Except the ending, it's a pretty interesting and unique book. Who would've thought to write a book about the relationship between two teenage friends and an unrelated elderly man.

Pros: writing style is very unique. Nice climax
Cons: not so bad it was o.k.

The book title got my attention. When I seen the book in the library a friend mine told me check it out it might be kind of interest he said if it is check it back in and then let him read it his self. The two main characters are John and Lorraine. My feelings toward them are very nice usually I am not nice to people con money out of old people. Because they did go out and had fun with him. Even if they did skip school.This is a well written book I like how it is written in teenagers words and thoughts. I will recommended this book to my best friend Marvin.