I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore: A Cathy Collection

Cathy #19

by Cathy Guisewite

In this funny collection, America's favorite comic strip heroine balances the demands of life--love, family, career, food, and shopping.

Cathy has been woman's best friend in matters of love, food, and shopping, although maybe not always in that order! Here is a collection for the frazzled modern woman who is forever plagued by the innate love of chocolate, and who is constantly in search of at least a semi-decent romance in the midst of career demands and parents who always have advice.

Genres: Comics, Humor

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 1998

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

[Kieraanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember really enjoying the Cathy Comics in the Sunday paper growing up. There was a brief period as an early teen when I thought I could be someone who collects comic strips, so I started cutting Cathy out of the paper. That didn't last long, and Cathy did not age well. I remember her being a strong independent career woman, but her unhealthy obsession with her weight and every fad diet just hit differently now that I am also an adult. It was interesting to remember some of the diets that were "in" when I was growing up, but funny to see Cathy make a doctors appointment to get on Phenphen pre-lawsuit. The simplistic black and white drawing were able to convey a lot of angst in their lines and I did appreciate at least Cathy's consistency in her personal life. I'm still a little confused as to what it is exactly she does though.

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Her offerings are always relatable!