7.62k reviews for:

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

4.36 AVERAGE

amy_harboredinpages's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A perfect short story as told through the cats perspective. Beautiful and unexpectedly moving. 

aschuermans's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

illegalbees's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i need to go hug my cat now 😭😭😭😭

danapon's review against another edition

5.0

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So.

This book made me cry. I think this story hits different when you have a cat you are really close to. Touching, heartwarming, charming story please everyone just read it.

.......now I’m gonna go hug mimi

tejthelej's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kapitan_senor_lopez's review against another edition

4.0

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Japanese gentle beauty.
The book that taught me that it can be enough to persuade one cat to be your cat.
Too heartbreaking to read it again someday.
<3

_akki_'s review against another edition

4.0

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Beautiful book. One of the first fiction books I've read. So many cute,moving and amazing stories

applestokiwis's review against another edition

5.0

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This was one of the best books I've read in a very long time. It was a beautifully written heart warming tale of a man journeying throughout the Japanese countryside in the hopes of finding a new home for his beloved cat. But beyond that it's a story of human connection and love among friends and pets.

I loved reading Nana's perspective. He was proud, spunky, but despite this fueled by true affection for his Satoru. Satoru was a kind and wonderful man who had grown up and touched the lives of all those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. I loved reading about how Satoru had grown up and how his friends perceived him and were affected by his presence in their lives.

This is the first book to ever make me cry and I'm not even a cat lover, which is really a testament to how masterfully Hiro Arikawa constructed this tale. The deep bond that Satoru and Nana had was written with subtlety through Nana's voice and Satoru's friend's perspectives. The ending was sad, but very beautiful and I finished the book with that satisfied heart swell of emotion that only happens after reading an amazing book.

supallis0n's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dazai_simp's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No