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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
While listening to this, I kept thinking it was too heavy on the life of Homer’s owner than on actual stories about Homer..... yet, the part that made me full-on cry was the chapter on 9/11 that had little to do with Homer himself. So maybe I should read other things by the author and I’d appreciate her more.
A heartwarming memoir for cat lovers. Homer was a feisty little black cat who had a serious infection that resulted in the loss of both eyes. Though the author already had two cats and a temporary housing situation, she adopted Homer and watched him fearlessly explore their shared world. His open heart and unwavering loyalty inspired her to take a few risks with her own heart.
Homer's story could have been written in 5 pages or so. This is more about the author (who is kind of irritating), and less about the cat.
A great memoir for any pet lover. Homer is truly a being to be inspired by!
Truly one of the best books I have ever read. I love cats but I really think any animal lover and/or young female would love this books. It is about the bravery of a blind cat conmbined with the turbulent life of a girl throughout her 20's and 30's. There are a few chapters about 9/11 that tell a side of the story of that day that I had never heard before and was very eye-opening. The book is well-written and includes pictures at the beginning of each chapter. It was easy to read and hard to put down!
I laughed and cried while reading this book. I am now a proud Cat momma. This was a nice book.
"i caught a glimpse of something i desperately needed to believe in at that point in my life. i wanted to believe there could be something within you that was so essential and so courageous that nothing- no boyfriend, no employer, no trauma- could tarnish or rob you of it. and if you had that kind of unbreakable core, not only would it always be yours, but even in your darkest moments others would see it in you and help you out."
"a friend once asked me why it was that stories about animals and their heroism are so compelling. it occurred to me that we love them because they're the closest thing we have to material evidence of an objective moral order. they seem to prove that the things that matter to and move us the most, things like love, courage, loyalty, altruism- aren't just ideas we made up from nothing. to see them demonstrated in other animals proves they're real things, that they exist in the world independently of what humans invent and tell each other in the form of myth or fable."
"people loved homer as much for how he made them feel about themselves as for his love of mischief and play. to forge a bond of trust and friendship with this sightless little cat could only mean that one possessed a streak of goodness, a purity of spirit that might never have been detected before this, but that was obviously real. (homer saw it didn't he?)"
"maybe homer isn't really any more extraordinary than other cats. but among the small circle of people whose lives he's touched, this tiny cat who nobody wants- who nobody, with the exception of one young and idealistic veterinarian, believed could ever go on to live a good life- has been a source of minor miracles, major joy, and a concrete example of that best of all possible truths:
nobody can tell you what your potential is."
"a friend once asked me why it was that stories about animals and their heroism are so compelling. it occurred to me that we love them because they're the closest thing we have to material evidence of an objective moral order. they seem to prove that the things that matter to and move us the most, things like love, courage, loyalty, altruism- aren't just ideas we made up from nothing. to see them demonstrated in other animals proves they're real things, that they exist in the world independently of what humans invent and tell each other in the form of myth or fable."
"people loved homer as much for how he made them feel about themselves as for his love of mischief and play. to forge a bond of trust and friendship with this sightless little cat could only mean that one possessed a streak of goodness, a purity of spirit that might never have been detected before this, but that was obviously real. (homer saw it didn't he?)"
"maybe homer isn't really any more extraordinary than other cats. but among the small circle of people whose lives he's touched, this tiny cat who nobody wants- who nobody, with the exception of one young and idealistic veterinarian, believed could ever go on to live a good life- has been a source of minor miracles, major joy, and a concrete example of that best of all possible truths:
nobody can tell you what your potential is."