A Mouthful of Breath Mints and No One to Kiss [Paperback]

Cathy Guisewite (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (January 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836211200
• ISBN-13: 978-0836211207
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #633,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More 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

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5.0 out of 5 stars I am truly Cathy., May 7, 2004

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Meg "Livin la vida loca in Maine!" (Caribou, ME, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Mouthful of Breath Mints and No One to Kiss (Paperback)

I love her! She is the average american single woman,(Well not anymore with her marriage to Irving coming up). This book has strips from the early 80's (Which seeing I was umm 2, I didn't read them yet). It's interesting to take a look back and see how Cathy has evolved to keep up with the times. My favorite Cathy book is "I'd Scream, except I look so fabulous", which has more of the modern day Cathy, but it's great to look back at where she has been, to see where I'll be going in a few years LOL..

5.0 out of 5 stars Peak Cathy strips, August 23, 2001

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Mouthful of Breath Mints and No One to Kiss (Paperback)

This book takes place in my favorite section of all the Cathy strips. It's the 1980s. Cathy is a business superwoman with her insecure, overweight, obsessive and still single self firmly planted in her own insane universe. (This is before she bought a dog, and while Andrea was still ranting against the male gender in general. Charlene is nebulous)

Cathy's colorful existance is marred by various problems: Irving gets laid off and moves in with her. Fourteen old boyfriends congregate in her living room. She goes on multiple biz trips--and ends up roped into giving speeches. Charlene gets engaged. Cathy dates a guy at the office--with embarrassing consequences. She also dates a health nut whose sole ambition to to perfect his pecs. Cathy confronts the pouffy taffeta dress, and makes the mistake of singing "Let's Get Physical" in an elevator full of men.

Cathy Guisewite's excellent insight into the single woman's mind is sharp as it's ever been in this vbook, with her drawing skills cute and just cartoony-enough. Cathy is funny, bewildered, and enjoyable as ever. You need not have been self-aware in the 80s to enjoy this book. (I wasn't, and I did)