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Life's a Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women's Humor

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Not many people sit in the oncologist's waiting room with a big grin on their faces, bursting repeatedly into laughter. But that's what I did yesterday, as I sat there with the companionship of "Life's a Stitch." What a gift! I'm about to order a bunch of copies to pass on to others--I know it will be as universally appreciated as "Creme de la Femme" was a few years ago.

Thanks to all who had a part in putting this collection together!

Hi Anne-I just had to let you know what a great/terrible couple of days I've had. Last friday I had to have some oral surgery done-a bone graft that is a huge pain right now. I haven't been able to do much-although we did go to a great Richard Shindell show last night here in town at William Paterson University. Anyway-I just finished reading "Life's A Stitch" and boy did it help get me through a couple of rough days! What a great book with laughs on just about every page. I guess I have to say that I did have the opportunity to laugh along with myself AND at myself in these observations of the male and female perspectives on life. Your book is not just a great idea, but it is one that you TOTALLY brought home! Congratulations on a job exquisitely done!

I came across "Life's a Stitch" while browsing through the humor section the other day, and saw so many names of writers and performers on the cover whom I already enjoy. So, how could I not buy a book that contained all of them together in one volume.
I have been enjoying each and every piece, and laughing out loud more than I thought possible. The variety in the book is wonderful. There are short stories, lyrics to very funny songs, and so many terrific cartoons. I even enjoyed reading the bios in the back of the book!!
This is a book that would make a perfect gift for friends and loved ones, and I plan to buy quite a few for mine. I also like knowing that the contributors are donating their royalties to charity. It's a great concept, and this is wonderful book.

Laura

The "Contemporary" of the subtitle is a misnomer. This compendium is cited as being a 2002 update of 1997's "Creme de la Femme," but most of the humor here has a dated feel. My recall of '90s zeitgeist placed the general approach and style at 1994, and a glance at the back-of-the-book index of each article's original publication date confirmed that suspicion. Whether that's positive or negative is subjective. Personally, I only laughed aloud once, and that was at a sentence it turned out I'd misread to be funnier than it actually was.