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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
slow-paced
I want to begin this review by saying fuck you, Hiro Arikawa.
Anyway.
What a wonderful book. I went into this expecting nothing much but came out of it feeling like I'd actually changed from reading it. It has such an interesting structure and amazing characterisation surrounding its rather simple premise. Each chapter, you learn more about Satoru's life and his relationship with Nana. Going into it, I was most interested regarding reading from a cat's perspective and while I loved those parts, I actually found the best parts to be when we learnt more about Satoru's youth, where we also get deeper insight into the characters he goes to meet to give Nana away through their shared experiences – it's just structured so nicely and I never felt like I was reading something that wasn't important. Satoru is also just such a loveable character, and I really felt like with each visit to a particular character, he left them for the better. The crowning jewel is of course Satoru's relationship with Nana, it's just so nice to read about. The entire novel, you just have a warm feeling in your stomach. That is of course until you get to THAT point. Again, fuck you Hiro Arikawa.
Absolutely has become among my favourite novels ever and I will be rereading it again at some point.
Anyway.
What a wonderful book. I went into this expecting nothing much but came out of it feeling like I'd actually changed from reading it. It has such an interesting structure and amazing characterisation surrounding its rather simple premise. Each chapter, you learn more about Satoru's life and his relationship with Nana. Going into it, I was most interested regarding reading from a cat's perspective and while I loved those parts, I actually found the best parts to be when we learnt more about Satoru's youth, where we also get deeper insight into the characters he goes to meet to give Nana away through their shared experiences – it's just structured so nicely and I never felt like I was reading something that wasn't important. Satoru is also just such a loveable character, and I really felt like with each visit to a particular character, he left them for the better. The crowning jewel is of course Satoru's relationship with Nana, it's just so nice to read about. The entire novel, you just have a warm feeling in your stomach. That is of course until you get to THAT point. Again, fuck you Hiro Arikawa.
Absolutely has become among my favourite novels ever and I will be rereading it again at some point.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Este libro es una belleza, tiene un principio un tanto lento pero se entiende por que te hace entrar en la relación tan entrañable de Satoru con Nana.
Prosa muy bonita y sencilla de leer.
Como amante y admiradora de los felinos, este libro me hizo sentir mucho, al final sobre todo no pude contener las lágrimas. Se va a uno de mis favoritos.
Hasta siempre Satoru y Nana!
Prosa muy bonita y sencilla de leer.
Como amante y admiradora de los felinos, este libro me hizo sentir mucho, al final sobre todo no pude contener las lágrimas. Se va a uno de mis favoritos.
Hasta siempre Satoru y Nana!
Lovely and poignant, but maybe not entirely my cuppa tea.
This is the first book I’ve ever read to make me cry. It’s so beautiful, i will never recover
Mooi en ontroerend boek over een kattenbaasje en zijn kat die samen op reis gaan. Ze bezoeken oude vrienden van het baasje. Vrij brutaal katje met veel meningen, maar dat is ook hoe we katten kennen.
Heeft hetzelfde effectje als wat Eilandgasten (het eerste "grotemensenboek" dat ik las, jaren geleden op de middelbare school) ook had: na bezoekje (toen aan een strandhuisje, nu door een man met kat) verandert de blik/houding van een persoon in positief opzicht en kan hij/zij weer verder.
Over onze eigen houding ten opzichte van de wereld en over connectie tussen mensen onderling en met hun huisdieren. Over het belang van vriendschappen.
Heeft hetzelfde effectje als wat Eilandgasten (het eerste "grotemensenboek" dat ik las, jaren geleden op de middelbare school) ook had: na bezoekje (toen aan een strandhuisje, nu door een man met kat) verandert de blik/houding van een persoon in positief opzicht en kan hij/zij weer verder.
Over onze eigen houding ten opzichte van de wereld en over connectie tussen mensen onderling en met hun huisdieren. Over het belang van vriendschappen.
pretty good, relatively inconsequential book about a man and a cat he loves, and that’s about it!
I wanted to like this way more than I did. The prose was basic and the story was dull. 4/5 for the concept but 2/5 for execution.