Garfield Gains Weight [Paperback]

Jim Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 1984

He sleeps late and wakes up grouchy. He hates joggers, beats up dogs, and shreds his owner. He's cynical, witty, urbane, and sometimes downright mean. But best of all, he's back, better than ever, to delight cat-lovers and cat-haters alike.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

If you didn't get enough Garfield from the first book, here's the second in the continuing Garfield saga! He's still eating like a horse and being as lazy as a slug, but there are a few new things to discover about his world. Poor Jon can never seem to get a date and the love of his life is Dr. Liz, Garfield's vet! How many times will Jon have Garfield poked and prodded by Dr. Liz, so he can try and win her heart? Too many, if you ask Garfield! We also meet Irma, the dishevled waitress in the unnamed diner with the questionable food. Why Jon and Garfield frequent the place, we will never know.......

Katherine Clarke

From the Inside Flap

He sleeps late and wakes up grouchy. He hates joggers, beats up dogs, and shreds his owner. He's cynical, witty, urbane, and sometimes downright mean. But best of all, he's back, better than ever, to delight cat-lovers and cat-haters alike.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 12, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345320085
• ISBN-13: 978-0345320087
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,151,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Date coverage, May 30, 2003

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"bandt440" (Chardon, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garfield Gains Weight (Paperback)

Contains all the daily and Sunday strips January 23, 1979 through August 26, 1979.

5.0 out of 5 stars The laughs continue . . ., December 11, 2008

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Eric S. Kim (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book (Garfield (Numbered Paperback)) (Paperback)

Garfield, Jon Arbuckle, Odie, and Lyman return in this second installment of the hugely successful "Garfield" comics. Here we get to see the introduction to Irma the waitress ("Bad Potato! Bad Potato!"), the first failures of Jon getting a date, and the introduction to Liz the veterinarian, who becomes Jon's biggest crush. We also get to see "Garfield's History of Cats," which are obviously inaccurate, but that's what makes them funny. And finally, we get to see some unusual social commentary on the strip that's published 3/18/1979. This is one of the few times that the comic delves into social issues in general.

Tons and tons of visual gags and slapstick humor all around. It's essential to the world of "Garfield".

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fat City, July 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Garfield Gains Weight (Paperback)

This is probably the best Garfield collection assembled. Mr Davis is comfortable with his fat cat and the jokes are fresh.