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jedidjabooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
taylorvanluven's review against another edition
3.0
This is Japanese fiction - simple, plotless, but pulls at your heart strings. I’m a huge cat lover so I was very excited for this one but I had trouble getting through it. I think it was the short story style, I felt like as soon as I actually started to care about the characters it was over. I think the titular story was my favourite because the character development was the strongest throughout, all the other ones I found myself forcing myself to get through.
jhallett's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
maddielou7's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
belbookandacuppa's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
hanzy's review against another edition
4.0
If you like cats and would like to read some cute (possibly sad) short stories including cats, you may enjoy this. Also, you'll see bits of Nana and his predecessor Hachi (from The Travelling Cat Chronicles) in here.
zenquah's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Could’ve been a little faster. Loved how it all ties into each other, especially into the first book
librar_bee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
3.25 stars. I absolutely adored The Travelling Cat Chronicles, but the cat's perspective, which made that novel so charming, was lacking in this book. Aside from the first story, which I adored, most of these stories were simply "human relationships evolve, featuring a cat." Perhaps short stories weren't the best avenue for exploring these ideas, because some of them (the island vacation with the fantastical element) had great potential!