Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
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Book Reviews of Freak The Mighty
Book Review: "Freak" for All!
Summary: 5 Stars
The ages for this book says 9-12. Don't be fooled. I'd say 9-Infinity. I'm 14 and I cherish this book. I have a huge movie poster of the movie based on this book, "The Mighty". It's signed by the author, too. Everyone who comes into my room gives it a weird look.But, really, this book is a magical tale of a deep friendship between two boys. Max is an oversized boy who lives with his grandparents after his father killed his mother. Max isn't very smart. "I never had a brain until Freak came along" he claims. When his peers see him, they chant, "Killer Kane Killer Kane had a kid who has no brain", in reference to his father, "Killer Kane". Then, one day, he notices someone moving into the house next door to him. The woman has a boy Max's age who is small and with a health problem. He calls himself Freak. Freak loves everything to do with the Middle Ages. Soon, Max and Freak become one person, Freak the Mighty, and are fighting knights and dragons in a far-off lands in their imaginations. But then they're faced with the very real problems of Max's father, and Freak's illness.
Read this book, then buy the movie! Both are exceptional!
Book Review: A Good Book for Kids and Parents Too...
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book for my fourth grader because his teacher suggested challenging him more with longer chapter books. I should have looked at it a bit more closely to be sure that it was the right reading level for him.
He finished the book and when he took the online test for it (for his class), he scored only 6 out of 10. I knew that he read it because he said he was sad at the end (I won't tell why). He said he liked the book, so I decided to read it to find out why he did badly on the test.
I loved the book. I totally enjoyed the way that it was written in the vernacular of a 12 year old boy. But what I liked about it was probably what gave my son some problems. Since it was written as a 12 year old would speak, and since one of the characters is basically a genius, the vocabulary was too much for him.
As a parent, I think this book is perfect for 5th or 6th grade students. I loved the characters, especially the minor characters, like the grandparents. The book is real; it deals with issues that kids face, so it kept my son's interest, even if he didn't understand all of the words.
This is great young reader material.
Book Review: The Adventures of Freak the Mighty
Summary: 5 Stars
Freak the might is a wonderful book for young readers. The author of this book is Rodman Philbrick. I personally like this book! It is about a two thirteen year old boys who have a bit of trouble of fitting in with the crowd. This alone brought together as Freak the Mighty. They were best friends, and they were knights of King Arthur, so freak believed. They fought evil and helped fair maidens. Now freak had a curtain disease, which made him have a body the size of a six year old. His body would not grow but his inner organs would. So this created a problem for him. Some called him crippled others retarded. But he was very smart, he taught Max how to read and encouraged him to write and use his brain for once. What I liked about these two characters was that they had a great friendship. I liked how freak had a sense of humor. Also that he knew that life shouldn't be spent been bored, depressed, and feeling bad about your self. He knew a lot about and he was not afraid to share it with Max, or anyone else for that matter. That is why I like freak a lot. This book encouraged me to be who I am, to live life well, and to be open minded.Book Review: review
Summary: 5 Stars
Some people have problems like diseases. These problems sometimes hold people back but not Freak and Max. In the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Freak has this problem which means he will grow in the inside but not the outside but with this problem he becomes Freak the mighty. When he becomes Freak the mighty he rides on the shoulders of Maxwell Kane who is the main character in this book.
Max always puts himself down and he is really self-deprecating and has only a little confidence in him self. When Freak comes along he helps max by helping him to gain confidence in himself and he teaches him to read.
The reason they became friends was because they didn't have any other friends and when Freak made this flying mechanical bird called an ornithopter (which means a machine shaped like an aircraft that is held aloft and propelled by wing movements) it got stuck in a tree and max helped Freak by getting it down and they sort of bonded.
Freak really helped Max to understand him self.
Rodman Philbrick shows that if you have a friend you can get through a lot in life that you couldn't alone.
Book Review: The COOLEST Book ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book! I'd give it five stars because it was so good. I really like the character of Freak the mighty. I thought it was funny when Tony D. got stuck in the mud and could not get out. The character of Max reminded me of the guy from JACK, how he's larger then the other kids. I would recommend this book to people who love to read or is in 5th graders and on because some of the words are harder then usual. The reason my classmates enjoyed this book was that some parts were very funny and some were very sad. The one thing that disturbed me very much was when the grandparents kept him in the down under(basement). So his dad got him and ran away. This book taught me that you always have a friend somewhere. I thought the author's style of writing in the book was maybe his life was like that or someone he knew had that kind of a life. This book was definitely approprite for my age reader because we need to get into more things like this book. I thought the Author should have made a little better ending though. I love the book! If I could, I would give it a 10!(...)