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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
Told from the perspectives of four women and the cats who love them, or exist in their close proximity (some more exist near them and interact with them, serving as observers and protectors more than the women's cats, while others are very loyal and loving to their human), She and Her Cat is a series of intertwining vignettes about love, loss, and moving forward in life. Each woman in the story is in a different stage of her life, and the cats near them have a different story as well. All of them entwine in a beautiful way that makes the story feel cohesive, though each could, in many ways, act as a short story on its own. You'll instantly feel connected to the cats and to the women, feeling their heartbreaks, their lost loves, wanting to help them through difficult work and school decisions, wanting to protect them from predators, and wanting to guide them toward the future. Similarly, you'll want to help the cats deal with losses of friends and family members, adjustments to new homes, the struggles of parenthood and love, and saying goodbye. There are many, many beautiful life moments captured in this short novella, making it a true gem to anyone lucky enough to read it. One of the best things I've read this year.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
This book did not deliver on the immense cat-owner bonding I had expected. We go between cat and human world, each with their own tie ins to wach other and dramas, all of which were very basic and sometimes immature. Some of the stories were sweet, but I was mostly bored.
One issue I am noticing with Japanese literature is the stringent cultural standards that are never questioned or pushed in simple stories like this, and they just irk me.
One issue I am noticing with Japanese literature is the stringent cultural standards that are never questioned or pushed in simple stories like this, and they just irk me.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A sweeping collections of vignettes about cats and their humans and small but powerful connections. I enjoy Japanese fiction and have read a lot of it over the last few years. Tonight I realised why: it’s the gentleness - almost a quietness - in their storytelling that is unlike books in other languages. It makes me think that Japanese must be a beautiful language, simple, poetic, powerful.
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
Beautiful read. Characters and cats were interconnected and I LOVED IT
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's quite the interesting book, so long as you can get past a male cat calling his owner his "girlfriend" and a few sentences about a young cat getting along with an older cat that sounded a bit iffy to me.
I just decided to look at it as a young child telling people hey have a boyfriend/girlfriend or telling their parents they want to marry them. Innocent once not fully understanding the words basically. For me, that helped take away the weirdness and focus on the otherwise cute stories.
I just decided to look at it as a young child telling people hey have a boyfriend/girlfriend or telling their parents they want to marry them. Innocent once not fully understanding the words basically. For me, that helped take away the weirdness and focus on the otherwise cute stories.