Reviews

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

anorboge's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

cpbayer's review against another edition

4.0

4.5! I really enjoyed this and I think going in blind was so nice!

tilla's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

A lovely fairy tale that was entertaining and interesting. Very well-crafted with lovely characters. The premise somewhat reminded me of A Monster Calls with a young boy being visited my someone magical who introduces him to fairytales and help him cope with grief. 
This was also a comment on the entertainment industry and the capitalization of it and how this hurts the arts. 

natalia_dobrovic's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

sukitato's review against another edition

funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marlisenicole's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

cal_lie's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

mark_atkinson's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

First foray into translated Japanese literature, could easily see this as a Studio Ghibili film. Probably will re-read in the future.

anadantas's review

5.0

O único defeito desse livro é colocar "os clássicos" num patamar diferente da "literatura comercial". Sim, alguns livros sobreviveram ao teste do tempo e continuaram relevantes depois de duzentos anos. Quem somos nós pra saber o que vai sobreviver daqui a duzentos anos?

Fora isso, o livro é perfeito. Eu convivo com o Twitter literário, os bookinfluencers do Instagram, etc. e às vezes surge a pergunta: tem sentido em ler 20 livros num mês? Tem sentido reler o mesmo livro 20 vezes? Tem sentido LER??? Por que fazemos isso???
O livro trata dessas questões, e eu acho que toda a galerinha do meio literário precisava ler.

O protagonista do livro é um hikikomori que herda o sebo do avô. Após o funeral, ele está alheio a tudo, cuidando da livraria e se preparando para ir morar com uma tia, quando um gato falante aparece e o recruta para salvar livros.
Eles atravessam vários "labirintos" onde pessoas tratam livros de forma questionável e precisam ser confrontadas sobre porque lêem, o que leem e como leem.
É uma história muito bonita sobre o poder dos livros.

petitaaalex's review against another edition

5.0

“Books have tremendous power” it’s cheesy but it was such a good book and the development of Rintaro was really great.