Understanding the Why Chromosome by Cathy Guisewite

Cathy #17

by Cathy Guisewite

Cathy continues her search for happiness in this funny and sometimes touching book.

Genres: Humor, Comics

Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1995

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

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had never read this part of Cathy before and I really enjoyed it!

[Melissa Lee-Tammeus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another for the collection - Cathy always makes me smile

[Ramona · Rating 3 out of 5]

Female life humor, from a past time, Cathy has a seemingly complicated, upside-down life. Today's young women would. most likely, not be able to relate to her.

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cathy dates a guy ten years younger than her. And it actually lasts quite a while. Go figure.

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always nice to get away from the real world and deal with cartoon problems.