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A review by dearangela
They call me the cat lady by Amy Miller
3.0
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So, I thought this was a fun book. It is not. The term "heart wrenching" comes to mind. I got over that this is not funny, and I did enjoy this book.
This poor cat lady has had a sad life of painful tragedies. The storyline is told in flashbacks as Nancy (mc) tries to live a quiet life, while wondering if she can step out of her comfortable life of cats and small niceities to bullied children. She seems to have spent about 20 yrs trying to go unnoticed and suddenly realized it has not helped with her grief or guilt.
She reconnects with someone from her past who has done the opposite- spent 20 yrs trying to live as much as possible and stand out- and they are in the same place- lonely and unhappy.
As Nancy begins to allow more people in her life and try new (and old) things she begins to live again. She reconnects with the tragedies in her past and begins to have hope that her life may go on.
As with other books, this one is lacking in diversity, although there is one gay character. There is some good opportunities to talk about how different (and difficult) it could be to come out 20 yrs ago, but that was kinda muted.
In the end, the book is hopeful with Nancy learning to forgive herself and live with her grief.
So, I thought this was a fun book. It is not. The term "heart wrenching" comes to mind. I got over that this is not funny, and I did enjoy this book.
This poor cat lady has had a sad life of painful tragedies. The storyline is told in flashbacks as Nancy (mc) tries to live a quiet life, while wondering if she can step out of her comfortable life of cats and small niceities to bullied children. She seems to have spent about 20 yrs trying to go unnoticed and suddenly realized it has not helped with her grief or guilt.
She reconnects with someone from her past who has done the opposite- spent 20 yrs trying to live as much as possible and stand out- and they are in the same place- lonely and unhappy.
As Nancy begins to allow more people in her life and try new (and old) things she begins to live again. She reconnects with the tragedies in her past and begins to have hope that her life may go on.
As with other books, this one is lacking in diversity, although there is one gay character. There is some good opportunities to talk about how different (and difficult) it could be to come out 20 yrs ago, but that was kinda muted.
In the end, the book is hopeful with Nancy learning to forgive herself and live with her grief.