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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
A touching story about a library cat; there isn't much else to it! I really did enjoy reading it; it's not some great classic of American literature, but it certainly worth the few hours it takes to read it!
Sweet story of an exceptional library cat. As famous as he was, I had never heard of him. Fun to hear his story while participating in the Bout of Books readathon last week. I do have to say that I did not enjoy the narrator for much of the book. At times she changed her cadence to something better, but would slip back to a tone and speed I did not personally enjoy.
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
In many ways, this book spotlights Spencer, Iowa like The Library Book by Susan Orlean did for Los Angeles, California. It is an ode to the public library, and a story of how the library functions at the heart of a community in some surprising ways. What makes Myron’s Dewey : The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World unique is the warmth with which the place and people come to life and the orange ball of fur that came through the book drop one icy January night. Why? Because Orlean was a visitor/researcher to the library, and Myron was a librarian. The place was as much a home as her actual house. Or maybe the library was more her home than her house, as her cat lived at the library, thereby became a public figure.
Small-town libraries are a great window thru which to watch the life of rural America, and this book covers the collapse of the family farm as corporate farming blanketed the nation. The librarian-author brings the painful and the comfort of small-town Iowa to life for us during this tumultuous time. She was also a bit of a philosopher, which she somewhat attributes to the impact and widespread notoriety of the library cat Dewey.
Small-town libraries are a great window thru which to watch the life of rural America, and this book covers the collapse of the family farm as corporate farming blanketed the nation. The librarian-author brings the painful and the comfort of small-town Iowa to life for us during this tumultuous time. She was also a bit of a philosopher, which she somewhat attributes to the impact and widespread notoriety of the library cat Dewey.
This book was awesome!! I am a cat lover which is why I picked up this book and I'm so glad I did. I was sucked in by Dewey's story and absolutely loved that the first page of each chapter had a little Dewey snap shot. It was fun to see Dewey in all of the places that Vicki talked about. I found myself nearly in tears at the end, which was quite unfortunate as I was out in public!!!
Perfect book for my recent flights. I love libraries, and I like cats a lot. And this book gave me the best of all these worlds. Dewey certainly is one special kitty, and lives in many hearts and minds. He certainly does in mine now.
I appreciated most that the author, Vicki, who I feel I know personally after reading this book, noted the importance of engagement on many levels that local libraries fulfill. I think this is a great book, and would highly recommend it as an easy-breezy read with some deeper themes at work.
I appreciated most that the author, Vicki, who I feel I know personally after reading this book, noted the importance of engagement on many levels that local libraries fulfill. I think this is a great book, and would highly recommend it as an easy-breezy read with some deeper themes at work.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent
I enjoyed this. I expected a book about a library cat to be poorly written, regardless of its popularity, but it's actually well written. The parts about Dewey himself are exactly the fluffy cat memoir you would expect. What I particularly enjoyed, however, was how well the author wrote about small-town Iowa. She created a very visual experience, bringing the town to life. The book kind of bogged down at the end, as the author tied the deaths in her family to Dewey's death, making the book more a memoir of her than of Dewey. Sure, Dewey and the author are - and must be - intertwined, but the author diverged from what, to that point, had been a fairly furry-focused memoir. That could have been tightened up. Still, that is a minor quibble on an otherwise recommended read for those who like cats and libraries.
Very sentimental, sweet engaging story combining two of my favourite things: the public library and cats. The writing is a little schmaltzy and melodramatic, and Myron imbues Dewey with an almost saintly, omniscient presence, but cut her a break because she is blinded by love. The ending broke my heart, which I knew it would.
Set in a small town in Iowa during one of the coldest winters in the late 1980s, Dewey is heartlessly dropped off in a book slot of the only library in town. He is found that morning by the staff and nursed back to health. Gowing up, he becomes an important fixture in the library. This little cat seems to know when someone needs him whenever they come to the library.
I am a huge animal lover and this story really touched my heart. I am glad that the staff was working that day and I am glad he found a home there. But this book was a bit choppy and some information was a bit redundant. I became aware more than once that farmers there were suffering and that most of them had no choice but let the banks take the property. This was constantly drilled into the story. Although I do love History and its impact, I did not need to be continually reminded of it.
Still all in all, it was a great read and I would recommend the book to any animal lover who loves these types of stories.
I am a huge animal lover and this story really touched my heart. I am glad that the staff was working that day and I am glad he found a home there. But this book was a bit choppy and some information was a bit redundant. I became aware more than once that farmers there were suffering and that most of them had no choice but let the banks take the property. This was constantly drilled into the story. Although I do love History and its impact, I did not need to be continually reminded of it.
Still all in all, it was a great read and I would recommend the book to any animal lover who loves these types of stories.