Garfield Listens to His Gut: His 62nd Book

Garfield #62

by Jim Davis

Think Big! Get Big!   Garfield’s gut instinct is to eat—and eat BIG! And why not? That’s how the fat cat became famous, enjoying enormous success worldwide. And that’s how the big-bellied glutton still rolls. Garfield fans can binge-read his comics in this fun-filled collection!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Animals, Childrens, Comic Book, Comic Strips

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2016

About the author

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.

Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman.

Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years.

Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've said in my previous reviews that Garfield hasn't been as good in recent years as it was in its first decade or so, and this book was a reminder of why. Though there was some good humor here--including a few involving the cell phone and selfie crazes--I liked it better when the strips had a continuing story; with this, it seems that Jim Davis was running out of ideas, which would happen to anyone after nearly four decades of doing a daily strip. Just like any series after its "jump the shark" moment, it's all downhill for the Tubby Tabby after this.

[☕️📚 · Rating 4 out of 5]

True rating 4.8 🌟

[Sadie-Jane Huff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 328 of 350 ~ 2025

🌟🌟🌟🌟

Inspired to read Garfield after watching the latest movie :) with the number of volumes available, it is crazy how Jim Davis keeps churning them out.

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[Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I have said before for these volumes, if you have read them before, then you know what to expect. This is another light and easy read, which is perfect for these Hard Times. Light humor, predictable but also comforting at times.

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the last one I read. It was still funny but I didn’t think it was quite as funny. There were a few comic strips that were almost identical with only slight differences. Still a good book for Garfield fans but there are better Garfield books.

[Chun-Yi Koo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yay

Good
funny
Humorous
Great book to read
Kids love it
The book gave me lots of laughs on harsh days

[Bella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting used to the caps now so enjoyed this one more than the last

[Kristine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfection!

[lotte]

garfield fell off fr

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was the best I loved it doing my book report on it 10/10

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

2⭐️. I enjoyed this more when I was 10 lol

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

More shenanigans with Garfield, Odie, Jon and Liz. The mice and spider strips are hilarious. Odie is my favorite followed closely by the mouse.

[Jennifer M · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's Garfield...what's not to love? The comics never get old, and there aren't any repeats. (Other comic strips can't say the same.)

[Kelly Carey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not sure why I still enjoy reading this comic. The comic strips are repetitive and predictable, but I keep coming back for more.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought that this book was really funny to me and I liked it a lot

[Ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

As hilarious as ever!

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.

August 2020 review: This one was so forgettable that I forgot I had read it before. One good belly laugh out of the whole thing. I stand by my previous “meh.”

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always love Garfield!!!!!!!!!

[Spikythethird · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like cheese