The Last Straw: A For Better or For Worse Collection [Paperback]

Lynn Johnston (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (January 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836220706
• ISBN-13: 978-0836220704
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynn Johnston lives in Corbeil, Ontario, Canada. She was the first woman to win the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1985. In the summer of 2008, she was inducted into the "Giants of the North," the Canadian Cartoonists Hall of Fame.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: USE CARE WHEN HANDLING FROZEN TURKEYS!, August 4, 2001

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This review is from: The Last Straw: A For Better or For Worse Collection (Paperback)

"The Last Straw" is the fifth For Better or For Worse collection, and features strips from 1984 and 1985. In the FBOFW timeline, Michael is eight going on nine, Elizabeth is four going on five and bratty April (sorry, but she IS a brat!) won't be born for another six years.

In addition to a very funny and memorable storyline in which the father, John, drops a 25 lb. frozen turkey on his foot (OUCH!), this collection also features a funeral for a caterpillar, Michael and Elizabeth getting into mischief while Elly and John sleep off their New Years' Day hangovers (they're awakened by the smoke alarm!), Elizabeth's misadventure in an airport and Elly's brother Phil (remember him?) trying to quit smoking. A young Deanna even makes an appearance here.

As I write this, this book is currently out of print, but used copies turn up on occasion. I recommend this book highly!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feels like family, July 14, 2006

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Peggy (FPO, AP USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Last Straw: A For Better or For Worse Collection (Paperback)

I've been reading FBorFW for over twenty years. The Pattersons feel 'like family'. I bought this book for my Dad and before I could send it to him, my teen-aged sons read it. They too are now hooked. Lynn Johnston deals with real life issues. I've laughed, cried, and reflected over this strip as I have no other. It's the only one I've kept up with consistently since I began reading it. I also check it out on-line as my newspapers do not carry it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Last Straw:For Better or for Worse, June 20, 2008

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Sally Miner "Sallie" (Bristol, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Last Straw: A For Better or For Worse Collection (Paperback)

LYNN JOHNSTON IS MAKING THE WONDERFUL CARTOONS FOR THE GENERATIONS OF THE FAMILY. THIS MADE ME LAUGHING AND REMINDED ME AS MY CHILDHOOD AND MY YOUNG ADULTHOOD. THE DRAWINGS ARE VERY WONDERFUL TO LOOK AND READ.