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If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

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ilana_pop's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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audreyxine's review against another edition

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funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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

3.0

This was a cute and fun existential read. It actually made me cry when

Lettuce died, but not even when the mom died

. I had fun reading this but the internal monologue dragged a little bit at times. I feel like it could have been even more condensed

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juliaisnotalright's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

Which objects are you willing to let them disappear for one more day alive ?(does that sentence even make sense?)
In this novel the protagonist is going to die but then makes a pact with the devil.
I learned a lot about life and death and that everything will be gone eventually. In general I love Japanese literature and enjoyed most of the book as well.
The ending left me kind of unsatisfied but I know why the author did that.
In general quick read and would recommend

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aia_r's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

a strange, funny and melancholy book that deals with questions about life. a young man learns that he has a short time left to live, so he makes a deal with the devil that earns him an extra day. he reflects on his own life; his family, his lovers, his friends. he wishes he had done certain things sooner and realises that it’s too late for them now. however strange a book this is, it’s very moving in my opinion.
you never know when it’s time for you to leave this life, so tell the people you love that you love them, tell the people you dislike why you dislike them, forgive because life is too short for grudges, don’t care about what others might think or say about you, because it truly does not matter since we’re all going to die eventually. be kind, be rebellious sometimes. listen to music and dance as if no one’s watching, or even better, dance with a friend! you don’t want to be on your death bed regretting and wishing you had done more. live life to its fullest, and do the best you can do because that’s the best anyone can do.

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americattt's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.5

"Next to all the movies that play on a loop inside my head sit the images of friends, lovers, and family who were with me when I watched them. There are also the countless films that I've recorded in my own imagination― the memories that run through my head that are so beautiful, they bring tears to my eyes when they replay in my mind. I've been stringing together the movies I've seen like rosary beads. All that human hope and disappointment held together by a thread."

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