Menopaws: The Silent Meow

by Martha Sacks, Jack E. Davis (Illustrator)

A full-color book of gentle humor providing inspiration and playful coping strategies for millions of women a bit apprehensive about the change of life. Illustrating this delightful collection of tips are 48 paintings of the spunkiest, cleverest, most inspiring cats ever seen. A perfect gift.

Genres: Humor

64 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1995

Reviews

[C. (Don't blank click my reviews, comment please! · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first thing I seek while choosing books is where authors & illustrators are from. Home informs how we write and what we know well; for example familiar climates and landscapes. If you publish books, please at least note the country. Librarians entering data, please do likewise. There is no reason for such basic information to be a chore to locate.

There is a Florida professor and bird book author named Jack E. Davis, who I will suppose illustrated this humour artbook. I only surmise the witty and equally emotionally poignant authoress, Martha Sacks is also American from the publisher information.

“Menopaws: The Silent Meow” is a pretty, glossy cartoon from 1995 that I picked up two weeks ago, mainly because it features cats. Also, no matter how gorgeous and healthful we are, we keenly pay attention to menopause references the year we turn 50. Inspiringly, I recently read some wisdom that Martha echoes with authority here: “Becoming a mature female is a natural and yes, even pleasurable experience. This universal adventure is to be welcomed, not feared”.

I wonder who has had the eldest cat Mother; biology being untrustworthy via the internet. Our girls were spayed long before they were elderly, so feline menopause is unknown to me. In all other regards, aligning felines with us on this subject is meant as light-hearted, silly, and risqué joking. The comparisons are aptly chosen, funny, and sometimes true to life and therefore of veritable encouragement! I enjoyed turning these pages and praise the fun idea.

Artwork, especially before children can read, supplies a second language of conveying tones. Jack mainly depicted partying. When he put tears on a lady by a phone in a weight gain chapter, it was too sad. May we always know how beautiful WE ALL ARE individually!

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's cute, but not as funny as it could be.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the illustrations but there is one 'get a younger boyfriend' showing an old woman being creepy with a kid in a boyscout's uniform.
Not sure who's idea this was. I guess it is male humor? The illustrator is a man.

[Zahirah · Rating 4 out of 5]

great concept, nice illustrations and I love cats but some are cringey like the one cat seducing a boy scout with a swiss army knife and total immersion into the occult is quite dangerous in current climate I should think.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great concept. Adorable funny illustrations, hilarious situations. Both the “difficulty” and the “remedy” pages are delightful. Would make a great gift for anyone in a position to relate 😀

[Rosefae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book that will make you laugh!

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks Bethany

[Scottie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A friend gave me this book and I enjoyed it and laughed all through it. I have bought several copies for presents.

[Sonja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and insightful.

[Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

So the company I work for here in Alaska has made exquisite arrangements for myself and my brother to camp at an RV park for the time we are in Delta Junction, 90 miles south of Fairbanks. Seeing as how we are both approximately 50 years younger than the target customer base at this RV park, we can't be too picky about the reading material to be found in the laundry room where I do most of my hanging out. This book stuck out from the magazine rack full of americas most beloved hopelessly depraved celebrity gossip, faux news journals, and religious leaflets like a ball of hemorrhoidal tissue in a kiddy pool full of pathogenic liposuctioned bile thats been further processed through bovine intestinal tracts, then eaten and vomited twice by the unknowing public. ..what? Next time your in small town and you see this weird blackish green ooze coming out of everyones mouth that looks like it should be coming out of an entirely different oriface, and your wonderin what the fuck is going on with these people, that maybe the town has been attacked by zombies or infected with a hell spawn, now you know better. Anyways, this book was mostly pictures so I thought I could give it a go.

First of all our credibility of the author is threatened by the sheer implausibility of various illustrated situations. It gives problems and solutions of menopause illustrated with cats doing a number of things I have never seen cats do. Smoking cigarettes, trying on lingerie?.. Lets get real folks. The plot is a bit meandering. The three sections are body, mind, and lifestyle. One of the lifestyle problems is "obsession with the occult". Really? Is that really something significantly related to menopause, or just being retarded? I know many people who fancy occult nonsense who are not on menopause. I began to think that the author was showing opportunistic signs at that point. She most likely threw that in because she wouldn't have the chance to show cats at a seance in any of her other books. She probably thought it was a cute picture. Or the illustrator made it up and demanded that his hard work on the picture not be in vain. As with many picture books for children and the elderly, the character development is poor. You see a similar looking cat a few times throughout the book, but you dont even know her name. Also random cats just come in and out of the book haphazardly. I turn the page and I am struck dumb by another unknown cat that just came way out of left field. I have no idea how to relate to this cat because no background has been provided. How can I judge the quality of the decisions that these cats are making with their bodies, minds, and lifestyles? They are like untethered buoys lost at sea. I cant guide the path of my life on these lost souls. How does the author expect for anyone to?

At least it wasn't over written. Those who have read "And the ass saw the angel" by nick cave and thought it was overwritten might give this book a shot. As for myself I think I will get back to the Oscar Wilde section of my malcontents book. I gave this 2 stars as opposed to 1 because there is a level of literature much worse than this that goes along the lines of the material that was surrounding this book where I found it. I'm trying to maintain consistent rating integrity here unlike some folks.

[Peter Lyte]

Not sure why this is on my list or rated as I can't remember ever having this book or reading it, let alone listing it on Goodreads. Maybe my account has been hacked? In that case I'll probably look like I'm reading a lot more than I am. Too bad we don't get credit points on Amazon for # of books read. Being hacked could be a plus. (There's always a silver liniing.) (less)

[Melber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick illustrated guide to a woman's changing life. If you are worried about getting shorter, get new heels. Having trouble with memory, use post-it notes. Depressed? Go shopping.

Light hearted and fun, pick up Martha Sacks' Menopause guide to get you through the rough spots.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick book with problems of menopause pictured and worded on left page and solution on the right - all done with cat pictures. Cute.

[Shannon Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

O.M.G. This was too funny!!! I laughed out loud several times!All women 40 and older need to read this cute book about life!