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She's a Momma, Not a Movie Star: A Rose is Rose Collection

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I grew up with "talking heads" type comics. I can burn through the Sunday funnies in about a minute-and-a-half just reading the text and, truthfully, this is what I =did= do for many years because it was rare to find anything really interesting to look at. But when "Calvin and Hobbes" came around, and Berke Breathed transmogrified "Bloom County" into "Outland", I started to stop and look at what could be done in what I had formerly considered a fairly seriously limited medium.

Around 1992, I started a subscription to a local paper which carried "Rose is Rose" and I immediately recognized the same kind of wondrous artistic talent in Pat Brady that I had seen in Breathed and Waterston. Even more so, since the author didn't have the clout of these other two, he had to cram this creativity into the formats and patterns dictated by the newspaper nazis (who want to make sure there's plenty of room for those Sizzler's coupons).

The subject matter of the strip isn't for everyone. It's a sincere, sweet look at a happy family. The humor in the strip doesn't generally derive from strife or even serious friction, but from the characters' expressions of imagination, and even the creative manner in which they get along. The fact that this works without being cloying, in a millenium ushered in by the Simpsons and South Park, is a testament to the truth behind the art.

This is a collection of Rose Is Rose comic strips, one of the few decent ones not to appear in the Washington Post (along with Foxtrot and maybe Funky Winkerbean). They're a bit sappy at times: son Pasquale has a helpful guardian angel and is too good to be believed. On the other hand, the artwork is excellent and some of the ideas superb. Rose, the mother, has recurring fantasies of being a biker babe, which are brought out at odd moments. Dad is a great tease, at one point getting onto his knees with his shoes under them and telling Pasquale that he got that way because he didn't eat his vegetables. Certainly very entertaining.

Before i got the book i liked Rose is Rose a lot. Now that i have read it way more that twice, i adore this comic. i think everybody should have a copy. It's so cute. It's got everything, from Rose remembering her past to Jimbo having a near death experience, to Pasquale's wild and crazy immiganition, and much more. When you have a second, read it. It's worth it

I love Rose is Rose, and this collection of strips has given me no reason to think otherwise. For the humorous looks at life you've come to expect from Rose and her family, (and Peekaboo, too!), get this. :) I couldn't stop laughing, and I had to read the whole book in one sitting!

Pat Brady manages to capture some of life's moments at their finest. He conjures up the littlest, most insignificant seeming memories and inspires upon them a wealth of meaning. It's absolutely adorable without causing cavities. All romance, cat, famliy, nostalgia, or anything lovers won't be able to put it down without reading the whole thing! He really gives meaning to the cliche, "It's the little things that count."

When I started reading Rose Is Rose on the web (at United Media's web site), I was instantly captivated by the simple charm and wonder that the strip presents. Pat Brady has done a wonderful job of taking the ordinary and everyday and presenting it from a child's point of view, where there still remains a touch of magic in everything. There's a sense of love and caring throughout the strip, and a spirit of playful fun that can't help but make you feel good. I never come away from this book without a big smile, and a feeling that, despite whatever else I may see in the world, there's still some things out there that are just *right*.

I always know when my husband is reading this because i can hear him laughing from the other end of the house! These are really cute and I recommend them to all my friends and family members.

I read this book without strong expectations and immediately found myself enthralled. The jokes were funny, the drawings excellent, the way the panels were laid out and designed often intriguing. It's something as rare as a non-cynical and yet non-icky comic strip about a family that enjoy each other's company. Highly recommended to any one who enjoys comics of the "Calvin and Hobbes" or "Peanuts" sort. And anyone else for that matter. This strip could make a comics-convert out of most

Pat Brady is inspirational . He creates heartwarming and hilarious views of the world to life through the eyes of everyone in the family including the cat. Every strip reaches out and touches me

If you love "Rose is Rose" especially Jimbo and Rose's relationship and/or Peekaboo the cat, you need this book.