The Fat Man

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Summary: A Murder's Plot
Review: ... Loomis is a small, simple town where Colin and his family have lived their whole lives. Everything is like it always has been and everyone knows everyone else. This all changed the day Colin met Herbert Muskie or the fat man. The fat man coming to Loomis changes everything. It all started when Colin went for a walk to their grandparents for a little food. It takes place during the war so Colin's family does not have very much food or money. This is where he met Herbert. To everyone else Herbert is kind and funny but Colin sees him for what he really is; a liar, cheater and a murder. Herbert manipulates Colin's father and mother into believing that they can trust him. Colin and Verna (the fat man's step-daughter) are determined to prove to them that he is not trustworthy.

My book was not at all what I thought it would be. I didn't know what to think when I saw the title. I didn't really like the subject that much. When I read the back it was talking about the war, so I assumed it would be about the troubles of warfare to Colin. Instead it only briefly mentioned that the only work Colin's dad could get was working in Herbert's yard. It is mostly a suspense story. This is because you never really know to what measure Herbert will take a situation to get what he wants. Throughout the story he is obviously sneaking behind everyone's backs with something; the problem is nobody can figure out what until one night Colin's dad went with Herbert to Aukland. At first I didn't really like the way the author wrote the book. It seemed to wander and get ahead of it and then go back to what it was originally talking about. The sentences were all right but it just got confusing at times. The story seemed to be just right. That is except for the end. It seemed to drag on and on and then it just ended. I wanted it to go one a little more about what happened after, but it just ended suddenly. It told a little bit about after what happened, but I wanted to know so much more.

I would recommend this book for people who like a little suspense. It was overall a very well written book and I enjoyed it. It is fairly smooth reading but a little hard to follow at other times. I give it a 3.

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Summary: The Story of a Man who was Fat
Review: A review by Kayvan

Herbert Muskie is fat, he's strong and he is very, very mad at the people of Loomis. You see Herbert used to live in Loomis until one day thirteen years ago the town people chased Herbert out of town. Now Herbert is back, and with a vengeance, and more than willing to return the favor to all the towns' people!

This story is somewhat suspenseful but not very much, the characterswere very dumb and had very poor judgment. The one character I liked to most was probably the one that I didn't like, Herbert, I like him because he wasn't afraid to take chances. And although there is nothing that could justify his killing the towns people I liked him because he was just plain he had more color to him, he wasn't average Herbert he was fat Herbert. That's what I think gave him the edge because people probably underestimated him because he was fat. The book was kinda like a old town folk tale, like a story that is told to the children so they do not misbehave. The story pretty much just revolved around Herbert's hate or the town's people. The book is moderately long and the story is very dull.

This book is very dull and somewhat suspenseful, that why I would not recommend this book to anyone no matter how bored you are. This book is just a story about a fat man trying to pay back the people who made fun of him when he was like 13. DON'T READ THIS BOOK!!

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Summary: The "joys" of revenge - The Fat Man
Review: Many have dreamed of going back to their hometown and wreaking havoc on those people that feel slighted them - imagined or real - when they were young. Well, Herbert Muskie, does just that. Through a chance encounter Colin, a young man from this town, ends up being his "partner in crime". Colin soon realizes that not only is Muskie an evil man, but his main targets are Colin's parents.