Product Description

The saga of one woman's quest for romance, career fulfillment, and the perfect bowl of double-fudge ice cream.

Millions of women have commiserated with America's favorite frustrated female as she struggles with dieting, work, and romance in a world filled with chocolate, evil bosses, and the ever-present opposite sex.

Abs of Steel, Buns of Cinnamon is filled with some of the funniest comic strips that follow every woman's frazzled friend as she battles everything from the all-too-honest dressing room mirror to a mountainous "IN" box.

Join Cathy as she rationalizes her way from one neurosis to the next with her trusty dog, Electra, and her aging, well-intentioned mother by her side. You'll feel right at home curling up with a bowl of Rock Road as Cathy copes with reality and what creator Cathy Guisewite calls "the four basic guilt groups: food, love, mother, and career."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #551773 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Ingram
The seventeenth collection of comic strips from the series follows the ongoing struggle of the slightly neurotic, well-intentioned Cathy with what her creator calls the ""four basic guilt groups""--food, love, mother, and career. Original."

About the Author
Cathy Guisewite launched Cathy in newspapers in 1976, becoming one of the few female cartoonists to hit the daily strip Big Time. Cathy Guisewite's many awards include a 1993 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for her CBS Cathy special.

Customer Reviews

Not sure what Dilandau2 is on (about)...
Hmmm. What can I say, beyond the fact that Dilandau2 must be talking about some other book or submitted the review as a joke. Not funny, but then the character of that name (without the 2) in Escaflowne was somewhat odd too (understatement)
Yes, it's more of the same, but for those of you who like Cathy, this is the sort of thing you'll like (terrible cliche, but true)

What the heck....
I haven't the foggiest idea what the first reviewer is speaking of. Pinking shears and Hallmark cards? Not in this book--just the same lovably crazed Cathy we read all the time.

This book chronicles the same sort of events that Cathy has always struggled with: love, food, shopping, job, Mom. There are a few new twists--her computer, her new dating forms, and more on her pack of weird boyfriends. Cathy is here, and she's not too different!

Who is Dilandau2 and what was he/she reading?
This is a collection of Cathy comics similar to all the other Cathy books. I have no idea what Dilandau2 was reading and/or smoking when he/she read the book. I have no clue what the "SCUM manifesto" is, and I went through the entire book again looking specifically for parts where Cathy is with her mother. Sorry, no pinking shears, no blood, no Hallmark greeting cards. Lots of parts where they're stuffing themselves on holiday food, returning clothing, trying to organize closet space, and discussing whether Cathy should accept the marriage proposal her boyfriend has given her (yes, she finally gets a marriage proposal). This collection covers the time period from Christmas 1994 to Valentine's Day 1996. It is interesting to see what was important in the world at the time, and I think gives a fun time-capsule of the times. Cathy shops for a PC, tries online dating, and tries to get "organized" by spending bundles on "organization systems". If you like Cathy comics, you'll like this. If you don't like Cathy comics, you won't. But its the same old Cathy - she hasn't gone nuts on us like Dilandau2 suggests. Dilandau2 either received a "joke" copy without knowing it, or more likely, thought it would be funny to lie online.