Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

37 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

evfav's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

hello_lovely13's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

This absolutely nailed the narration style and voice of a cat. It was so spot on that whenever we were in Nana's perspective, the effect was humorous, sardonic, and bluntly insightful. Each of the people that we visit throughout the book has interesting stories, but I wasn't overly attached to any of them. They were definitely well done and enjoyable as well as good at ultimately portraying their intended message. I definitely got teary-eyed at few points, but what I think about when I think of this book is Nana's perspective and how that was written. Although we never directly got the perspective of Satoru, but through each of the different perspectives, we get a very good view of this willfully optimistic friend, even through all the tragedies in his life. I enjoyed this, and it definitely had an impact on me, but not so much that I am obsessed with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Animal death

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse

san_dra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

zara89's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

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

clstrifes's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

venusynth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A story made for cat lovers, be it those with cats or without. It truly is a story about friendship as we see not only the loyalty between cat and owner––or "master" in the cat's terms––but also the friends our human MC, Satoru, has made in his life, particularly his adolescence. A nice cast of characters with their individual relationships to Satoru. Kudos to the author(s), both original and translator, for providing readers a cat so witty and brilliant like Nana. A cosy read and you feel like you're in the backseat of Satoru's van, alongside Nana.

An amazing book, and I don't care if I'm biased. Any book where the story told is either narrated by a cat, or where a chapter focuses on a cat, count me a fan. I love cats and I always will. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment