Customer Reviews

The Pig Scrolls

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This is the funniest book I've ever read. True to Greek mythology--same characters and similar plot structure, but the "pig" who wrote this book has a great sense of humor.

I read this book and found it extreemly funny so did my friends!!! It is very well written with superb characters - I would recomend it to evryone!

My kids loved this book, it's very funny and has a great storyline. I read it too and loved the mythology and characters!

I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. Very funny!

This book is about a talking pig! This pig, after enjoying a beautiful day in the woods, finds himself suddenly caught up with a girl who has the idea of saving the world. This quick-witted pig talks himself out of many difficult situations with a combonation of reasoning and humor. The whole book is based on Greek mythology, and it goes by quickly. There is humor, action, and adventure in every chapter. I highly recommend this book to anybody who likes to read.

I really loved this book, it's so funny. I guess brighter readers will probably get the most from it, as some of the wordplay is quite clever, but I've been talking up this book to readers of all ages.

I am a Middle School teacher who has read "Iliad," "Odyssey," and a load of Greek and Roman myths. I always approach books of this type with trepidation because I believe in the classical works as a means of preserving how the ancients viewed humanity, our relationship with the gods and each other, and the "human condition."

This book, by no means, treats the classical tradition with anything approaching deference. However, it has made it's way into the top ten, maybe top five, of my favorite books for young readers. This is primarily because, although it pokes fun at absolutely everything having to do with Greece, you can tell that the author is both knowledgeable and appreciative of that tradition. For that reason, at the heart of the book is an attempt to answer the big questions that those ancient Greeks tried to answer themselves.

Themes:
- the struggle between Chaos and Order (which is the basis of many creation myths)
- the fear of death
- what it means to be human

On top of all this, it is funny. There is a sense that the author just had a great plot idea and not quite the skill to do it justice. He's not quite Terry Pratchett, but he's more than sufficiently skilled to make this book an enjoyable read.

What I especially like about it is, with a little preparation, I could teach the entire unit on Greece using just this book and still feel like I got to the heart of what it meant to be Greek.

This is a hilarious book - great for kids in middle school or maybe top end of elementary.

Wasn't quite sure what to expect of this, but its blend of high silliness and surpisingly thoughtful moments really won me over. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good laugh and a little bit more. Gryllus, the narrator of the tale, is just the funniest character I've read in a long, long time. The ending seems to pave the way for more -- let's hope this is the case.

I bought this book for my 9 year old who is interested in Ancient Greece, but couldn't put it down, myself. This book has great characters and touches deftly on a number of human concerns (such as digestion) while keeping the story going at a nice pace. My daughter never lost interest and kept reading the jokes out loud to me, even though I'd already read it.