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mimosaeyes's review
3.0
A mixed bag, as with basically all short story collections. Highlights for me include:
- "Cat Sickness" by Sabrina Huang (in sheer literary terms, the best one in my opinion, but also it hurts my cat-loving heart)
- "Feeding the Cats" by Melissa Powers (nicely signalled twist, had me crowing)
- "Tiger Baby" by J. Y. Yang (love me a surreal tale of a woman transforming/escaping)
Special mention to "Laundromat" by Amanda Lee Koe, which I first read and enjoyed in her solo collection, Ministry of Moral Panic. The cats (though portrayed very true-to-life) are rather incidental in it, otherwise it'd have been a contender for my top three.
- "Cat Sickness" by Sabrina Huang (in sheer literary terms, the best one in my opinion, but also it hurts my cat-loving heart)
- "Feeding the Cats" by Melissa Powers (nicely signalled twist, had me crowing)
- "Tiger Baby" by J. Y. Yang (love me a surreal tale of a woman transforming/escaping)
Special mention to "Laundromat" by Amanda Lee Koe, which I first read and enjoyed in her solo collection, Ministry of Moral Panic. The cats (though portrayed very true-to-life) are rather incidental in it, otherwise it'd have been a contender for my top three.
apollosmichioreads's review
4.0
From the Belly of the Cat is an interesting collection of short stories about cats set in Singapore.
The stories are varied, and they invite us to see our sunny island in different light and from different perspectives, with cats as the main focus.
I like how the stories serve as a form of prism to showcase the different shades of our Singaporean culture and way of living, through the lens of our cute and furry felines that are actually quite prevalent in certain housing estates.
As is recommended in the blurb, and I agree with it, this book is best read “at home on a sofa on a rainy afternoon, with a cup of warm tea within reach, and a cat by your side”.
If you’re a Singaporean cat-lover, I’ll recommend this book to you!
4/5
P.S. Thank you @amewreads for buddy-reading this with me! ☺️ Some of my favourites include Laundromat, Cat Sickness, Robotz Attackz Teh Citeh, Waiting for William, George and Feeding the Cats!
The stories are varied, and they invite us to see our sunny island in different light and from different perspectives, with cats as the main focus.
I like how the stories serve as a form of prism to showcase the different shades of our Singaporean culture and way of living, through the lens of our cute and furry felines that are actually quite prevalent in certain housing estates.
As is recommended in the blurb, and I agree with it, this book is best read “at home on a sofa on a rainy afternoon, with a cup of warm tea within reach, and a cat by your side”.
If you’re a Singaporean cat-lover, I’ll recommend this book to you!
4/5
P.S. Thank you @amewreads for buddy-reading this with me! ☺️ Some of my favourites include Laundromat, Cat Sickness, Robotz Attackz Teh Citeh, Waiting for William, George and Feeding the Cats!
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