Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

78 reviews

cyllan's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Animal death and Infertility

atamano's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

reganriley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

idun_aurora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I smiled, laughed, and cried. I love cats, I have two beautiful rescued ladies, so this really hit home for me. Beautiful and heartbreaking. I fell in love with both Nana and Satoru.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Grief, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Death

e_reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? No

5.0

Oh my god. This book was so wonderful. I couldn’t find a single thing wrong with it, so it was an easy five stars. 

It’s narrated in first person by the cat, with frequent asides to describe the characters’ histories together. It has the classic structure of Japanese lit where each chapter focuses on a different person or topic. 

I definitely cried at the end too. I think the translator did a wonderful job, communicating all the turns of phrase and beautiful imagery. The flowers, oh man…

Anyway, you should definitely read this book! It took me less than 24 hours and was so worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Child abuse, Animal death, and Infertility

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Grief, and Infertility

tamtam01's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Terminal illness

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

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse

jayisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

This was an endearing (and somewhat cheesy) read that will tug at your heartstrings a bit. Written primarily from the perspective of a cat, I have to admit the author adopted a rather stereotypical personality for this cat (a bit defiant and very sassy), but it wasn’t eye-rolling or anything. Cat owners, this might get a chuckle out of you, knowing how cats can be, haha.

The story itself isn’t anything to write home about, but it’s a quiet one in which the cat reflects a bit on life and one’s relationships to others. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was philosophical in nature, but it definitely made me think about the brevity of life in the grand scheme of things.

I will say that I didn’t expect the story to go the direction it did towards the end (and not in a disappointing way). I think given the overall tone of the book, it was a small surprise.

Overall, a calming read and one I’d especially recommend to cat lovers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Abandonment and Animal death

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Car accident, Child abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abandonment and Animal death