Reviews

My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci

xhadziadax's review

Want to go back to this.

korolena's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

fragilelabyrinth's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

hkas's review against another edition

dark sad tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Animal death, and Death of parent

lu_ra_to's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

anniek09's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

regan's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

laneni's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

clementinecandy's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

michellechien930's review

4.0

My Cat Yugoslavia was such a strange book! I didn't think I would like it as much as I did, but it was quite eye-opening. This is why it's always such a treat to read books from different countries- you manage to learn quite a lot about their culture in a book. I previously had no experience reading books with Yugoslavia/Finland culture, which makes it especially wonderful that I learned so much from it. I especially felt for the mother's story, which was about her arranged marriage and unhappiness in her relationship with her husband. However, the son's story was also compelling: strong feelings of alienation and isolation in the course of immigration to a different country. All in all, a really special and emotional book.