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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
a cute collection of stories between cats ≽^•⩊•^≼ and their owners, mostly from the perspective of the cats.
we meet 4 cats: chobi, mimi, cookie and kuro, (their stories are intertwined) each and everyone of them gives us insight into different themes such as: friendship, loneliness, happiness, death and companionship:
we meet 4 cats: chobi, mimi, cookie and kuro, (their stories are intertwined) each and everyone of them gives us insight into different themes such as: friendship, loneliness, happiness, death and companionship:
I love cats and this book did not disappoint. I liked how the stories were interconnected and how the POVs switched from cat to owner.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
-Minor Spoiler: my favorite quote from the book, but other than that, this review is safe!-
Tldr: This book is a must-read for cat lovers or those who love Japanese literature in general. The stories are interconnected and whimsical, like you're watching an anime anthology or a Ghibli movie. It has that feel of dreamlike wonder, happiness, sadness, and coziness at the same time and I have no idea how Makoto Shinkai did it! I'd like to keep this short review as spoiler-free as possible, so you can experience the story for yourself.
Probably my only concern about the writing style is it tends to switch viewpoints somewhat rapidly (sometimes after a couple of sentences?), so some readers might have a hard time keeping track of who's narrating, but other than that, this is a light read. That would probably melt your heart, specially if you're a cat lover like me. Sigh.
I'd just like to leave a quote from the book that made my heart ache a little bit. It's also from probably my favorite character in the book.
(tagging it as a spoiler just to be safe!)
Do give it a read!
Tldr: This book is a must-read for cat lovers or those who love Japanese literature in general. The stories are interconnected and whimsical, like you're watching an anime anthology or a Ghibli movie. It has that feel of dreamlike wonder, happiness, sadness, and coziness at the same time and I have no idea how Makoto Shinkai did it! I'd like to keep this short review as spoiler-free as possible, so you can experience the story for yourself.
Probably my only concern about the writing style is it tends to switch viewpoints somewhat rapidly (sometimes after a couple of sentences?), so some readers might have a hard time keeping track of who's narrating, but other than that, this is a light read. That would probably melt your heart, specially if you're a cat lover like me. Sigh.
I'd just like to leave a quote from the book that made my heart ache a little bit. It's also from probably my favorite character in the book.
(tagging it as a spoiler just to be safe!)
Spoiler
"I couldn't do anything about her problems. I just lived my days at her side."
Do give it a read!
Started off ok cats and their owners. The voices of owners and cars started to blur and the car calling their owner their girlfriend was odd
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
No m’ha agradat gaire com està escrit, potser és per la traducció.
L’estructura del llibre, amb els salts dels personatges, penso q no es gaire encertada, tot i que a trossos està bé.
En general es una novela costumista on “no passa res” i els personatges son el que m’ha animat a continuar i acabar el llibre.
Sincerament, m’esperava molt més tenint en compte que l’autor es el director del peliculón Your name!
L’estructura del llibre, amb els salts dels personatges, penso q no es gaire encertada, tot i que a trossos està bé.
En general es una novela costumista on “no passa res” i els personatges son el que m’ha animat a continuar i acabar el llibre.
Sincerament, m’esperava molt més tenint en compte que l’autor es el director del peliculón Your name!