Garfield chews the fat by Jim Davis

A few sequels back, Jon got Garfield to go on a diet because he wanted his owner to stop making fun of how big his tummy is. It didn't last very long so in this sequel, Jon tries to get Garfield back up again but clearly his cat is stubborn nowadays. All Garfield would want to do is to splat his face down on his cat food, showing that he doesn't want to eat it. He would also pick on Odie as usual such as leaving him on a tree branch while he is begging for help or he would kick him and let him fly in the air, hoping he is experiencing misery in a negative way. One day, Jon notices Garfield is not losing any weight that he decides to take him to the vet and see Liz. Now what will happen next from all these weird misfortunes?

I liked how the author put some more unique graphics this time in this sequel since in the old books, it was usually basic ones that are usually repeated. The images are bold which is a good thing because it helps attract the reader to reading these visuals more and he or she can see what the author/illustrator is trying to express. I just don't like how the author put a little too much writing in the word bubbles because this is a comic book and I think comic books are sources you can read by mostly looking at images and less words. While reading the beginning of the book, I felt like this is going to be interesting but while reaching for the end, it started to bore me because it felt like there was never going to be an ending. The book just seemed pretty long to me. I would recommend this book to all ages, especially this is a source everyone can read and it looks innocent for a little one to read as well.

Reviewed by Hannah Rachel, Grade 10
Downtown Central Library