Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5 [Paperback]

Darby Conley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2005 | Series: Get Fuzzy Collection (Book 5)

Dogs and cats can be cute, cuddly, and faithful companions. They also can be ornery, unpredictable, and hilarious. Get Fuzzy is all about the latter. In his latest collection, New York Times best-selling author Darby Conley has found uncommon humor and insight in our common, everyday pets.Get Fuzzy has fast become one of the premier comics on the funny pages. Readers of 400 newspapers worldwide enjoy the antics of this award-winning strip. The Wilco household includes Rob the bachelor, Bucky, the cantankerous cat with an attitude, and Satchel, the loveable-but-clueless dog. If animals really could talk, one would expect them to sound like Bucky and Fuzzy. Often, it's the subtle nuances of the strip-from Bucky's hilarious facial expressions to Satchel's dopey innocence-that pack the biggest laughs.The strip's dry wit and razor-sharp reality earned it the National Cartoonists Society's prestigious Best Newspaper Comic Strip in 2002. Get Fuzzy captures the non-glamorous essence of being a pet owner in a way people who own and operate dogs and cats are sure to love.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Darby Conley is an illustrator and former elementary school teacher who was born in Concord, Mass., but spent much of his childhood in Knoxville, Tenn. He attended Amherst College and currently lives in Massachusetts with his cat. He first sketched the characters Bucky, Satchel, and Rob in 1996, and the strip was syndicated in 1999.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740746634
• ISBN-13: 978-0740746635
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Get Fuzzy first appeared in newspapers in 1999. Darby Conley lives in Boston with four cats and three boxes of Band-Aids.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Get Fuzzy Reading Guide - Collections vs. Treasuries, June 27, 2005

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WarriorPrncess - See all my reviews

This review is from: Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

I won't go into how fantastic this comic strip is, but it is easily my favorite comic strip of all time. :)

For the uninitiated, there are eight collections so far and three treasuries. The fourth treasury is not yet released.

Please keep in mind that each treasury is two collections put together, so as far as I know the treasuries are the same as two of the collections, except I believe the treasuries have the Sunday comics in color while the collections have them in black and white.

In chronological order, the collections are:

1. The Dog is Not a Toy: House Rule #4
2. Fuzzy Logic: Get Fuzzy 2
3. The Get Fuzzy Experience
4. Blueprint for Disaster
5. Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection 5
6. Scrum Bums
7. I'm Ready for My Movie Contract: A Get Fuzzy Collection
8. Take Our Cat, Please: A Get Fuzzy Collection

The treasuries are:

1. Groovitude (encompassing collections 1 and 2).
2. Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun (encompassing collections 3 and 4).
3. Loserpalooza (encompassing collections 5 and 6).
4. The Potpourrific Great Big Grab Bag of Get Fuzzy (encompassing collections 7 and 8). (not yet released - release date is currently 9/1/08)

I can say that these comics are beyond hilarious, and I would highly recommend them to pet lovers/haters of all ages. :)

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ..., May 21, 2005

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SirTheory - See all my reviews

This review is from: Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

Get Fuzzy is the only comic I make sure to buy every book of. In fact, it's the only comic strip I ever buy, period. The characters of the strip have become a kind of family for me.

Get Fuzzy books are always worth the money... this one is no exception. However, as it ranks with the other Get Fuzzy books, this one isn't quite as amazing. The laughs at the begining were close to non-existant, though once the book got in the swing of things it was great stuff. I laughed outrageously hard at a few of the strips (esp. Satchel's ode to cheese! amazing.)

This book should be purchased. If you don't own any Get Fuzzy books, though, start somewhere else. THEN pick this one up.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can food anything if you just eat it, September 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

I received this book in a package at camp, and i am sure that many people in my bunk will remember how I stayed up past midnight that night with a flashlight, laughing until I cried. This is saying something, because I never laugh unless it is really funny, eccentric, and just plain out-there. Get Fuzzy is all of the above. Most reviews of Get Fuzzy books, I have noticed, mention that they will appeal especially to animal lovers. While this is true, you don't need to own a cat to laugh at Bucky trying to film a "Cribs", in which he explains that his top drawer is where he keeps his pretty... excuse me, GANGSTA yarn. Satchel is also very funny, like in the series where he explains to Rob what varioous objects in the house are named (I especially liked "World B. Shiny", the TV's named.). Speaking of which, as the straight man, Rob isn't exactly dead weight. While providing an object for Bucky to annoy, he also puts his pets' strange comments in perspective, making them seem much more out-there and funny ("It's not exactly proper to make threats of murder and cannibalism in a thank you card, Bucky."). It's also worth noting that some of the strips, while not necessarily one-panels, have no pinchline, or the punchline isn't the funny part. Bucky's comments take care of that. Some laugh-out-loud strips and series are "You can wordify anything if you just verb it," "Chucky The Chimp," "Tickets to the zoo," "This ferret ate my baby"(a perfect example of the punchline not being the funny part. Bucky's picket sign is just too hilarious), "Can't we all just get a lawn", and pretty much anything that mentions Bucky's obsession with eating monkeys, especially the Anaheim Angels Rally Monkey. All in all, buy this book. You won't be sorry.

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