Garfield Chews the Fat

Garfield #17

by Jim Davis

Who's back in the limelight again? It's Garfield! Leading the world in most naps snoozed per year, perfecting the art of eating without coming up for air, and discovering that dessert is the most important meal of the day. Garfield's back, and we've got him right where we want him!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comic Book, Childrens, Graphic Novels Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 1989

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 4 out of 5]

I found this one to be on par with the previous one I read: humorous and charming, but a step down from the previous volumes. I may have reached the point where the Tubby Tabby started to decline.

[azhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

no review necessary, i think...just buy it already!

[Jonathan Katz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another one of my favorite Garfield's

[InaY · Rating 5 out of 5]

same as always garfield is a cure for a bad day..

[Lani M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jim Davis is a genius. Garfield always makes me laugh, no matter how stress I am.

[Annemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Garfield; you can never go wrong with fat cats!

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ❤️ Garfield!:):):)

[SouthWestZippy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Garfield!

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta love classic Garfield. Good bathroom reading (sorry for the TMI!). I always got a kick out of Odie and Nermal.

[Abby Beyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. Awards- None
2. Grade Level-3rd and up
3. Summary- this graphic novel describes the relationship between Garfield and his owner.
4. Review- This graphic novel is enjoyable but does not really teach any important life lessons.
5. In class uses- humor, pets, relationships, food

[Novi Maizir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Garfield forever!!!!!!

[bluetyson]

isbn,original

[Juliana R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

:)

[Little Miss and the Legomeister · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really funny.

[David Tigas · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny

[Ben · Rating 2 out of 5]

More same old same old Garfield.

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[Remo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bueno, qué decir de los Garfields, uno de los compañeros de nuestra infancia (y adolescencia y parte de la vida adulta). Recuerdo haberme encontrado el primero en casa de un amigo y habérmelo devorado de una sentada, con 5-6 años, sin entender varios de los chistes pero disfrutando mucho de los más obvios. Hoy en día, en casa, a los ojos entrecerrados con mezcla de desprecio y aburrimiento los seguimos llamando ojos de Garfield:

Esta sensación de saber que siempre iba a encontrar unos cuantos graciosos la tuve durante las dos décadas posteriores en las que Garfield iba apareciendo periódicamente en mi vida. No es una obra culmen de la literatura, pero nos ha alegrado muchos momentos.

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread. Sometimes it's nice reading comics, it's a good break from just regular reading, and ones from my childhood still make me laugh. If you get in a reading slump, read something different or a genre that you normally don't read. If I get into a reading slump, I usually grab a short book, but, this time, I decided to dig through my old books, and see what might give me a little pick me up. This book did exactly that for me.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I continue to enjoy reading these with my daughter. Jon's parents visit for a week, and his dad breaks the faucet trying to use it as a pump. My favorite was the one where Garfield gets his tongue wrapped around the mixer beaters. 😂

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This fat shaming is UNACCEPTABLE!

[Christine Rains · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm reading the Garfield books with my nearly nine year old son. He loves them!

[Troy · Rating 5 out of 5]

You want funny? You get funny!! With this book you can laugh Out Loud with this humor. This is a read before bed humor folks! Garfieldś usual day and no fun Jon>

[Daniel Gaul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!!!

[Wynona · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was funny.

[Owen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield likes to eat and sleep. I like the Garfield books. They tell lots of funny jokes.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book pretty well but it didn’t make me laugh as much as the previous one did.

[Katie]

Davis, Jim. Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book, Ballantine, 2009, pp. 31–40.

pp. 31-40 color

Summary:
Love food? Love animals? Love jokes? "Garfield" doesn't disappoint with simple, timeless [mostly food-centered] jokes for all ages.

Visual Keywords:
- multi-panel
- sequential
- color
- bubbly
- medium ink

Text Style:
- cartoon
- all caps

Potential Readers:
- kids
- teens
- adults
- animal lovers
- cat lovers
- pet owners

Awards:
- none noted

Other:
-

[Conan Tigard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Garfield Chews the Fat is a book just packed to the brim with the funny, fat cat named Garfield. Supported by Jon and Odie, Garfield makes his way through life trying to eat and sleep as much as he can. Mondays take their toll on this cat, although, since he doesn't work, I'm not sure why he really cares. And since he is the fattest cat around, the threat of Diet Week always hangs over his head.

Jim Davis has created quite a few chucklers in this book. There were not a lot of storylines, and I found that I missed them. I really like the longs storylines that would last for weeks in the newspaper, or even a month. I guess long storyline really came to him during this period of time. Still, the book is filled with humorous situations that made me laugh out loud a few times.

Overall, Garfield Chews the Fat is another wonderful collections of daily comics that all cat lover, and even non-cat lovers, will enjoy reading. So, if you are looking for a good time with America's favorite cat, pick up a copy of this book. It will make you purr with pleasure.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I owned this book as a kid. I read it so many times the pages started to fall out. I checked it out from the library recently and was surprised to find I remembered every single strip. It's so funny how stuff is hidden in your brain that you can still recall with a little prompting. The 4 star rating is mostly for nostalgic reasons. Obviously my tastes have changed because nowadays I find Garfield only mildly amusing.

[The Badger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was addicted to these as a kid. I drove my parents insane following them around demanding, "Read this one!" I'm sure that my Dad regretted owning a bookstore. As an adult, I foster cats, and every foster kitten has a picture taken in a box labeled "to: Abu Dhabi." None of my two personal cats are obese, but one is especially adept at tossing chihuahuas off furniture using only one paw...