Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

10 reviews

ollie_again's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

xgabrielle_hx's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Cancer

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Blood

bluberrybooks's review

I love kitty cats don't get me wrong, but I don't think I found this intriguing enough. I loved this graphic novel about a traveling cat that I personally liked better, but I think it's because there was imagry to go with it and it felt more adventurous, but maybe I didn't read enough and I'll go back :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

hollylol's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Cancer

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Infertility

erinn93's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Cancer

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse

bookrecsanddnfs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A book written by a Japanese author involving a cat? We all know it's going to be a tear-jerker going in. Yet I still decided to do this to myself. And yup, it had me feeling all the feels- but not in the way I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident and Animal death

vb_marie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Cute read, especially for people who love cats.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Death, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

atamano's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

spongebobbiii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Calling all cat lovers, this one is for you! The Travelling Cat Chronicles tells the story of Satoru and his rescued a d beloved cat, Nana, who is named after the Japanese character for seven because his tail hooks to the left. Yup Satoru knows it is a silly name and it eventually becomes a running joke through the story. Even Nana pokes fun at Satoru because he tells everyone the origin story of the name to anyone who will listen. Which by the way, if you needed even more of a reason to read a novel about a cat, Nana’s inner monologue is totally hilarious and on point to cat culture. If you love cats, you’ll understand 100% (sooo good!)

The story follows Satoru and Nana as they travel throughout Japan visiting old friends that Satoru met during different phases of life. Each chapter is fairly long with multiple sections breaks to toggle between past and present. The last quarter of the book was really good, however, I have to say the ending was phenomenal! If you want a tearjerker, this one is for you! (Don’t worry,

Nana doesn’t die if that’s what are worried about).

Note of caution though - First, the story begins with Nana as a stray who is hit by a car and sustains injuries. Obviously, Nana survives otherwise there wouldn’t be a story. Second, involves a character dying of cancer. Probably wouldn’t recommend this one to anyone impacted by cancer.

The Travelling Cat Chronicles was almost a 3.5 star review up until the last quarter. The book moved into 4 star territory, however it was the ending that really pushed the novel to be rated at 4.5. Absolutely a beautiful ending that wasn't rushed nor unsatisfying.

Favorite Parts-

• Nana teaching the orange tabby.
• Nana’s inner monologue.
• Satoru’s love of cats.
• The ending!!!

Random Tidbits!

• Translated from Japanese.
• Made into a movie in 2018! (I hope to watch soon)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

margaretahall's review

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cancer, and Car accident

Minor: Abandonment