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I bought this book after reading the first few lines of the novel: "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to. When you come from Des Moines you either accept the fact without question and settle down with a local girl named Bobbi and get a job at the Firestone factory and live there forever and ever, or you spend your adolescence moaning at length about what a dump it is and how you can't wait to get out and then you settle down with a local girl named Bobbi and get a job at the Firestone factory and live there forever and ever." I haven't read a lot of travel books in my life, but this one struck me as somewhat different. Bill Bryson travels through the small towns of America with a vague idea of trying to relive his childhood and capture the past of old family road trips. Along the way he not only shares his adventures in traveling but snippets of his life - it's part travel, part memoir. He makes observations about his travels, the people he meets and he does it all with humor and wit. I enjoyed it.

I've been meaning to read this classic for so long - I finally took the plunge. Definitely a timeless theme (kids who find something good then squander it away). Zindel paints a perfect picture of The Pigman (Angelo Pignati). John and Lorraine, two high school students, who each have their own issues, stumble across Mr. Pignati and ultimately take to this sweet, but sad man. You just know something bad is going to come of this relationship - and it does. It breaks your heart to see it all unfold. A good read, even with the 1968 creation date.

This book was written in poetry form. Once I started reading it, it seemed as though the different sections were from a diary of some kind that Annie kept. Just by the way everthing was written. She talked about different experiences in her daily life like her mom being pregnant, her grandad getting old and her best friend Max going through mood swings.I really dont understand the purpose of the author writing the book like this. Maybe someone can help me out.