Do you have cat-titude? If so check out "Get Fuzzy." This is the best strip currently in daily papers. I love Satchel and Bucky! This strip is often the only laugh I get for the day. If you have ever had pets you will enjoy this collection. (I think you might enjoy it if you have never had pets too.)

This collection has the daily strips as well as the Sunday strips. The Sunday funnies are in color.


I would tell you what my favorite strip is but I have too many to choose from! (But I can say I always love seeing Bucky carried around in the "Bundle o'Joy!")

"I'm not oppressing you; I'm just holding you by your handle."

I'm not adding to your TBR pile. I'm increasing your laugh lines. Bookring time!

This is the final order....I'm mailing this out December 11th.

1. anderal (Canada)
2. daidy (Michigan)
3. cytronella (Texas)
4. First-Noel (Texas)
5. Ilios (Florida)
6. caligula03 (California)
7. Back to Alrescate (Missouri)
8. citrus (Austria)<---- Now with this Bookcrosser

**Update July 23, 2004**
This bookray is complete!

Notice how I rated it before I read it? I know it will be good. Thanks for the postcard!

Released on Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Postal Release in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Controlled Releases.

Sent off to Daidy. This book just made my holidays that much better. These comics are just so funny. Thanks for starting the ring alrescate. On a side note, I got really lucky yesterday to get the LAST Get Fuzzy page-a-day calenday 50% off at the Calendar store at my local mall. YIPEEE!

Great to read more of "Get Fuzzy." I discovered it quite a while after it started, and the online strips only go back 30 days :) Did anyone else notice that pages 226 and 227 are repeats of earlier pages?

I can rate this before reading it, because I know darby conley will never disappoint me with Bucky and Satchel. I love them!!!

#21 of my 2004 100 book challange!

This is a great collection of Get Fuzzy strips by the talented and funny Darby Conley . . . Get Fuzzy is one of my daily necessities, and while my local paper handles that nicely for me, a big dose like this book is a laugh riot. In addition to great strips that chronicle the lives of Rob Wilco, Bucky Katt and Satchel, a Lab/SharPei dog, this book also gives a great amount of history on how Conley came up with these engaging characters. (The Far Side syndrome of talking animals . . . a sincere thank you Gary Larson, for your contributions to modern cartooning) I never knew he didn't even have a cat, but had only observed his friends pets. Hmmm . . . maybe that is why there isn't much warm and fuzzy about Bucky!

Some of my favorite character quotes:

Satchel:
I like living in the past . . . its so predictable . . .

Bucky:
I don't do that because I "like" it so much as because it bugs you . . .

Rob:
I'm only gonna go over this ONE MORE TIME - There is no "magic cupboard"; I put the food in there! ME! I do that!


Bucky and Satchel and Rob Wilco . . . muwahahahaha!!!!

thanks, alrescate! This book travels to First-Noel now!

Just received today in the mail. Thanks a million! I love these guys. Will most likely send off next saturday, this will definitly be a fast read.

UPDATE: You just have to love Bucky. He's so honest and real. ;0) This was #31 in the 125 Book Challenge. And it is now on it's way to the next person.

I'll let my hubby read it first (he's a Bucky fan!) and I'll get to it next. I won't be able to resist, so I'll read it during my intervals between other rings/rays. Thanks, alrescate, for organizing the ring! :oD

04/19/04
I finished the book a couple of days ago and in several moments, I couldn't stop laughing! I love Bucky! He is so mean and nasty! :oD And now we have converted my hubby to Bookcrossing: although he won't become a member, he always welcomes the packages at our door! :o))

Released on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at post office in BOOKRAY, Bookray Controlled Releases.

sending to caligula03 today. Loved this book! Enjoy!

The book arrived yesterday (Apri 28th) in good condition. The envelope, not so good. It was holding together by a couple threads here and there. I will read this and pass it on to the next person as soon as I can.

Release planned for Saturday, July 10, 2004 at Alrescate in n/a, n/a Controlled Releases.

Mailing on Saturday.

My husband would give this compliation of Get Fuzzy strips a 10 or higher but I found a little bit too much repetition (some of it literal -- pages 203, 204 are repeated in 226, 227) thematically. While the comic strip does have an on-going plot similar punchlines recur with too much regularity. The jokes circle around:

• What silly letter is Satchel writing this week?
  
• How much does Bucky love tuna? (ala how much does Garfield love lasagna?)
  
• Bucky's misuse of words (that's chipmunk logic!)
  
• How does Bucky scare away Rob's guests?
  
• Bucky's latest get rich quick scheme
  
• Rob's late to work!
  
• Rob has to go on a business trip
  

Sprinkled in between there are some hilarious one-offs too. The best of the Get Fuzzy comics in this book are the Sunday strips.

This has made it back to me and I will send it on to citrus soon.

On the way to Austria!

look what i found in the mailbox today :)

(you can't imagine my suprise when i found several bookcrossing items and a little personal message stuck between the pages! thank you so much alrescate, you totally made my day!)

although i don't like how the older strips are drawn get fuzzy is just so funny, you have to love it... my whole family read it now and i'll wild release it when i have the time... thanks again alrescate...

okay, probably not really a wild release but i think it's time for bucky to go home again... i'll take the book with me to texas and leave it there for rcd9229. I'll let you know when & where...

same problem as with the other book - lugagge was lost, couldn't release it... still, i will, just time changes...

RELEASE NOTES:

left it in the hotel room (242) for rcd9229, ask the guy at the reception to let you into the room...