One woman's journal of single life on the margins. A brilliant collection of Lynne Truss' journalism -- recording the life of a metropolitan refugee from coupledom. The alternative 'Bridget Jones'. For seven long years, starting in 'The Listener' in 1988 and continuing in 'The Times' and 'Woman's Journal', Lynne Truss has been trying to make her cat laugh. It has been an uphill task, which is why she deserves this book, a recognition of outstanding courage in the face of futility. Along the way, 'Margins', 'Single of Life' and 'One Woman's Journal' have collected a band of devoted fans, yet still the cat remains unimpressed. Never have so many jokes about Kitbits been found in such concentration as in 'Making the Cat Laugh'. But under the headings such as 'The Single Woman Considers Going Out but Doesn't Fancy the Hassle' and 'The Single Woman Stays at Home and Goes Quietly Mad', we discover a writer not only obsessed with cats, but prone to over-reacting generally - to news stories, shopping, passive smoking, Christmas, coupledom, boyfriends, snails, sheds, Andre Agassi, cooking instructions, requests of 'How's the novel going?' and personal remarks of any kind.
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'A small masterpiece of comedy! with abundant close observation, the familiar is made fresh! A continual hoot.' The Times 'Trenchant writing, invigorating valour, and a shrewdly observant wit.' Scotland on Sunday 'A truly inventive comic writer ! You should not attempt to read Making the Cat Laugh while travelling on public transport' Irish Times
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Lynne Truss is one of Britain's best-loved comic writers and is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the Hand. She reviews for the Sunday Times and writes regularly for radio.
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12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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I got this book because I LOVED "Talk to the Hand". That book was so on point that I was stunned. It was substantially better than "Eats Shoots and Leaves". This is an earlier work than either of the above, and Ms. Truss had not yet reached her stride in her writing. But I related alot to her reasoning about many things. So, if you want a book like "Talk...", this is not your book. But if you are just interested in a retro view of Ms. Truss's style, this IS your book.
7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Not my cup of tea,
By Eve274 "Eve" (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making the Cat Laugh (Paperback)
I smiled occasionally, but was rather disappointed. I found the title misleading as it didn't seem to have much to do with cats.
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