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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
It made me cry a little. Wanted to read more about the library.
I enjoyed this book, possibly because I'm a librarian and a cat lover. It's not the best book ever, but it was a sweet and interesting story. It's not just about a cat. It's about a town. And a library. And the librarian that runs it. You'll get some background on the town and library, and learn how the author became a librarian. It follows the life of Dewey, and his library family and the town. It's really amazing how famous one cat can get!
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent
The author does a very good job at broaching the content warning tags in a tactful way as it relates to their lived history and the impact/role Dewy had on these themes.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Cute story. If you love cats you'll enjoy this true story of a loving orange cat who lives in a library.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Suicide
This was an easy read and a nice story, but nothing exceptional. There were a lot of times as I was reading that I thought, "What does that have to do with the cat?"
WOuld have prefered a story solely on the cat and not a lot of the authors background.
A cute story about a feisty cat, Dewey, living in a small town public library and the people who's lives he touched, primarily the library director Vicki.
A lot of people seemed annoyed that too much of the book was about the librarian and not enough about the cat, but this complaint doesn't hold much water. After all, the story is told from her perspective, and could you really write an interesting 275 page book about just the cat? The whole point of the narrative was to tell the impact Dewey had on the community, so the stories of his human counterparts need to be included.
The writing was solid; nothing amazing but I've definitely read worse. It was a little heavy handed in the "small town America is so great, especially out here in a cornfield in Iowa" romanticism, but that was her life and she was telling it as she had experienced it. Just because Vicki works around books all day doesn't make her a professional writer, and I think the editors did a good job of helping her craft a readable, engaging story.
I couldn't give it 4 stars because it was pretty average, but still enjoyable. As far as non-fiction cat stories go, I enjoyed the Chicken Soup series better, but that's a collection of short stories about many cats, not a single cat mémoire.
A lot of people seemed annoyed that too much of the book was about the librarian and not enough about the cat, but this complaint doesn't hold much water. After all, the story is told from her perspective, and could you really write an interesting 275 page book about just the cat? The whole point of the narrative was to tell the impact Dewey had on the community, so the stories of his human counterparts need to be included.
The writing was solid; nothing amazing but I've definitely read worse. It was a little heavy handed in the "small town America is so great, especially out here in a cornfield in Iowa" romanticism, but that was her life and she was telling it as she had experienced it. Just because Vicki works around books all day doesn't make her a professional writer, and I think the editors did a good job of helping her craft a readable, engaging story.
I couldn't give it 4 stars because it was pretty average, but still enjoyable. As far as non-fiction cat stories go, I enjoyed the Chicken Soup series better, but that's a collection of short stories about many cats, not a single cat mémoire.
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail