A Hand To Hold, An Opinion To Reject

Cathy #10

by Cathy Guisewite

"Cathy makes us laugh at the truth and at ourselves." -- Working Woman Magazine "A new-age female with old-fashioned roots, who calls the shots but still calls home." -- Success Magazine Cathy's unique insights into the traumas and triumphs of life have earned her a place in newspapers and on the desks, refrigerators, and bulletin boards of millions of readers. Creator Cathy Guisewite says she owes her success to "hope, candy, and a willingness to embarrass myself."

Genres: Humor, Comics, Fiction, Cartoon

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Cathy Lee Guisewite is the cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy in 1976. Her main cartoon character (Cathy) is a career woman faced with the issues and challenges of work, relationships, her mother and food, or as Guisewite herself put it in one of her strips, "The four basic guilt groups."

Guisewite was born in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Midland, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Guisewite received her bachelor's degree in English in 1972. She also holds seven honorary degrees.

In 1993, Guisewite received the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. In 1987, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for the TV special Cathy, which aired on CBS. Guisewite was a frequent guest in the latter years of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Guisewite and her husband Chris Wilkinson reside in Los Angeles. She has a daughter and a stepson.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Cathy podcast really changed my life and view on Cathy so now I am (re)reading them all. This is a very 80s book.

[Stasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like these comics just get wordier as the years progress ..

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny and insightful, Cathy is always there to make us laugh!

[Victoria & David Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always felt that Cathy, although more than occasionally fun, was best appreciated by certain members of the female gender. Variations on a limited number of themes, and then all that obsessing over appearance and fat.
And then I read the script for the film 'Eating' by Henry Jaglom.
My God.
Ok, Cathy is funny. And sad. And pathetic.

[Bea · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the comic strip Cathy. She tries to balance work, love and life in general while dealing with her own insecurities and the inequities of it all. She is every woman and speaks to each woman at some time in her own life. A comic strip with a hint of the reality we all face in every strip!

[Bunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

The older I get, the more I appreciate Cathy. Even Cathy from the 80's.

[Hope Broadway · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have always thought Cathy was hilarious. It was fun to read this 1980s comic in the era of gadgets and toys.

[Khushbu Durge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could totally relate. Girls, it's a must read.

[Em · Rating 5 out of 5]

hilarious!!!!

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