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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I’m so glad to be done with this book…I truly didn’t care for it. The tags said it was lighthearted. Yeah, all the stories of the dying cats, illness, poor childhood, war, infidelity, infertility…yes really lighthearted. I skimmed through the last 25%
I was looking for a book about cats, and stories about cats. But this is a book about people who were bettered because of the love of a cat.
Spay and neuter your cats, people!
I was looking for a book about cats, and stories about cats. But this is a book about people who were bettered because of the love of a cat.
Spay and neuter your cats, people!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, War
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Várias histórias de amor entre gatos e humanos. Coisa mais fofa de ler! Minha preferida foi a do soldado que aprende a se acalmar na presença do gatinho até mesmo a dormir sem se mexer para não acordar o amiguinho. Também a amei a gatinha que demonstrava tanta preocupação com a dona que ambas tinham que dormir às 22h, para que ela pudesse descansar, apesar das dores nas costas. Gatos têm fama de indiferentes e este livro prova o contrário
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Grief
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment
I was a huge fan of the first Dewey book, so I couldn't resist this one when I saw it at the library. Another fabulous read, a wonderful, heart-warming, tear-bringing collection of stories about cats and their humans. It makes me so glad to be a cat owner again. :) Highly recommended for all animal lovers and especially cat people!
I read this book after the lead-in of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, which I enjoyed as a cat and library enthusiast. This collection tells the stories of a handful of cats who served important roles in the lives of their guardians and the people in their communities. Since it was more akin to a short story collection than a continuous narrative, I thought it wasn't as successful as the first book. It certainly impressed upon me the valuable role that pets play in the lives of people, especially when they are suffering or grieving.
A couple of the stories weren't as captivating as the others too, so those just washed over me. Of course, now that I have read Dewey and the follow-up, I am getting an endless number of animal narrative recommendations. My wife is reading Inside of a Dog to better understand our relationship with our boxer, and I picked up The Art of Racing in the Rain from a library book sale. I think the challenge with my perception of most of these books is that they are crafted to appeal to a very wide audience, so they can come off as too sanitized for me to really appreciate the underlying stories that aren't being told. The author becomes a little too careful with his or her own image and gets in the way of the story. Most of the rough edges are sanded off the narrative is converted from a gritty R-rated drama to a made-for-TV movie.
These books have also been peppered in with some edgier contemporary essay collections that I've been reading, so that is coloring my opinion, and I'll leave it at that for now ...
A couple of the stories weren't as captivating as the others too, so those just washed over me. Of course, now that I have read Dewey and the follow-up, I am getting an endless number of animal narrative recommendations. My wife is reading Inside of a Dog to better understand our relationship with our boxer, and I picked up The Art of Racing in the Rain from a library book sale. I think the challenge with my perception of most of these books is that they are crafted to appeal to a very wide audience, so they can come off as too sanitized for me to really appreciate the underlying stories that aren't being told. The author becomes a little too careful with his or her own image and gets in the way of the story. Most of the rough edges are sanded off the narrative is converted from a gritty R-rated drama to a made-for-TV movie.
These books have also been peppered in with some edgier contemporary essay collections that I've been reading, so that is coloring my opinion, and I'll leave it at that for now ...
This book hits at an interesting time. I've wanted to read it for a long time because I loved the original Dewey, there aren't enough books about cats! Many of the stories in this Dewey are very emotional. Even more for me, still very sad about losing my beloved tess 7 months ago. It was good to cry and remember, feel solace with others who have loved in the same way. The stories were well selected, wonderfully told. I'd read another 9 lives with Myron.
Hmm, unfortunately, I didn't like this book a much as the original Dewey book. Maybe it's becuase it was a collection of 9 short tales, and I'm not a fan of short stories. Nonetheless, it was heartwarming to read stories about the amazing connection between kitties and humans, and how much they enhance our lives and bring us happiness. As a devout cat lover, I truly believe in the joy my pets bring me, and couldn't imagine living without them!