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Ha a macskák eltűnnének a világból by Genki Kawamura

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congressbaby143's review against another edition

1.0

I have a very different expectation for a Japanese novel that promises a story about a dying young man, a cat he lives with, and a deal with the devil.

Something about this narration was very male and very Western that it gave me white boy podcaster who only realized that time is a social construct and would like to die on the hill that the invention of time was one of the biggest mistake humans have ever made lol idk

It got very preachy, too. I felt like it was trying to be funny and deep and somber all at once… but it just fell flat tryna do all of that. It didn’t feel sincere at all. I couldn’t help but think about the author writing this feeling like he’s being chased to write all of the lessons in life he wants to impart before whatever’s chasing him catches up.

Maybe it’s the translation, too…. A part of me wished I just read this in Japanese because I’m sure the cat spoke keigo or maybe Showa or Taisho or Meiji era slang… I’m imagining the cat maybe sounds like the boy Hotaro trying to sound like the samurai cartoon he watches on TV and not like a British aristocrat lol im dead idk how I finished this…

laurenjeffers's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

really moving message but was often a bit repetitive

aleesi's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.75

yvy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

ayyaleesa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

GOD, I loved this book so much! If I could rate it six stars, I would (and I have- in my head!). I speedran this book in about an hour and a half, most of which I spent crying on my couch. If there's any book I would recommend to almost all of my friends, this would be the one.

libbyxreads19's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

chantellereads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

temimur's review against another edition

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reflective 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

4.0

I’m what you wanted to become but couldn’t. I’m both the closest and the farthest things from who you are. No one knows exactly how long they’re going to live. So there’s really no such thing as too late or too soon.