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3.82 AVERAGE
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She was just a girl living in this world with her kitty cat just like me ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
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Absolutely gutted… despite of course knowing the ending! So beautiful and emotional! Cat owners - beware. This is not for the weak hearted!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Trigger Warnings: cat in distress, missing cat, aging cat
In 1977, Mayumi Inaba heard tiny cries carried by the breeze of the river. When she follows the sound she finds a small newborn kitten dangling high in the fence - clearly placed there by someone. Overcome with affection, Inaba takes the kitten back to her apartment, names her Mii, and thus the inseparable bond begins.
Over the next twenty years Inaba talked about her life as she goes through changes and compromises, but the one thing that is always there is her cat, Mii.
So, I have mixed feelings about this book. Some parts of it I absolutely loved and related to; like Inaba straight up buying a condo because finding one to rent with Mii was too hard, cause that’s something I would absolutely do, and the midnight walks through the hallway with her cat - I absolutely did that with my cat, Mushi, in college when I needed a break from homework.
Then when Inaba talked about Mii getting stuck up in a tree and how she let her be stuck there so she could hear her little cries slightly broke me, because I hear one off pitched cry from either of my cats, I’m running to them to see what’s going on. My heart also ached for Mii at the end of her life - her quality of life was horrible and as much as I desperately want my cats to be with me for as long as time allows, they shouldn’t be suffering like Mii. Oh - and not getting Mii spayed!
Overall I both enjoyed and had my heart break while reading this. I do understand this was Inada’s first cat and it’s also set in 80’s/90’s Japan, but some things I think she could have handled so much better.
*Thank you FSG Originals and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
*Thank you FSG Originals and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
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