It's a funny old life (That's Life)

Member Name: Krystal

Product:	That's Life
Date:	22/06/01 (252 review reads)
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Advantages: Value for money, Entertaining, Competitions

Disadvantages: Sad stories!

I'm not really what you'd call a regular magazine reader. I flick through them in the doctor's waiting room and always treat myself to a couple when I go on holiday for a little light reading.

However, when I do indulge(!) it's usually "that's life!" that I choose. I like stories about real people rather than the glossy Hello! type of celebrity waffle......So and so allows us for the first time into their beautiful home etc. etc. Bull! They're being allowed in for a hefty fee, not because they're feeling hospitable! But I digress.

That's life! is forty seven pages of true-life stories, horoscopes, problem pages, fiction, readers' tips and letters, fashion and lots more. In the latest issue I bought (dated 21st June), the first two pages are dedicated to something dear to a lot of our hearts - the soaps. It gives a little taster of what's about to happen in the following week's episodes without spoiling the plot.

One of the best features of this magazine are the competitions. They are all relatively easy, but offer some great prizes. Cash, supermarket vouchers, Argos vouchers, a car and M&S vouchers are what's up for grabs in this issue. When I buy the mag I ususally enter the comps, and dream about what I'd do if I won the cash as my entry form slips into the post box!

There are lots of real-life stories in that's life!, including a feature in this issue about a nightclub in London called "Po Na Na" where they hold a School Disco night every Saturday. It's not a kids' disco either - if St Trinian's is your thing then this could be the place for you! Sounds awful to me, but I left my school uniform behind years ago!

Other stories include the girl who got married and later discovered her husband had another wife whom he never got round to divorcing. I know what I'd have done with him! There's also the lady whose Italian husband s
natched their small daughter and took her back to Italy, and refused to let her come home. The lady has recently been reunited with her daughter so a happy ending, but she missed out on most of her childhood.

One of my favourite sections in that's life! is called "Aren't men daft", where readers are encouraged to write in about the silly things the men in their lives say and do - and believe me there are plenty!

In conclusion, if you're looking for a magazine that will entertain and amuse you, that's life! is a very good choice. Lots of reading material at a reasonable price (57p).

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