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Garfield Keeps His Chins Up (Garfield #23)
by
Jim Davis
What are calories to a cat? For Garfield, they're a delicious way of life. But what do you expect from a feline who is able to eat tall lasagnas in a single gulp? So whether he's chaperoning Jon on a date, sleeping 'til noon, or tormenting the odiously lovable Odie, Garfield will never miss his next meal--or the chance to make us laugh!
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
September 8th 1992
by Random House Publishing Group
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Jim Davis is like a fine merlot. Although most readers think that he peaked with volume 12 (Garfield Out to Lunch), I really feel that Davis came into his own with book 23. The story lines are crisper, and the dialogue is more biting. Nermal, who I always thought of as Davis's attempt at jumping the shark, is no where to be found. Thank God. It's just Odie, Garfield, John, and the occasional tray of lasagna. But don't count out a few trips to the vet, which mean shots for Garfield and a sh...more
i REALLY love this book!! if you really like laughs go to this book!!
Garfield attacks the mailman.
Really the most complex, layered effort by Mr. Davis in the Garfield series. Oozes with nuance and subtle irony. Challenges the prevailing, stale "man as feudal master-cat as obsequious servant" paradigm. Visually arresting.
A must-read for any po-mo pop culture intellectual.
A must-read for any po-mo pop culture intellectual.
one of my favorite garfield collections
mm lasagna
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James Robert "Jim" Davis is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. Other comics that he has worked on are Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, Slapstick, and a strip about Mr. Potato Head. He also has created a Garfield T.V. show that aired on CBS for six years.
Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his f...more
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