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The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Power of Meow by David Michie
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This is one of the stranger books I have read. I picked this up at my local Oxfam, when I saw the cover. I am a huge cat-lover and knew I had to get it, having not even read the blurb.
Turned out that this is the third book in a series, but I could read it just fine on it's own. It's about His Holiness's Cat (HHC), a cat who is the companion of the Dalai Lama. Throughout the 10 chapters, there isn't really a plot, it's more like things happening to the people around HHC's life, but not all of them are connected or even feel relevant. These events happen, so the author can fit in different quotes and analyses on meditation and the mind, which I don't really mind, but it feels a bit like I am being force-fed.
This cat thinks exactly like a human and at times I had forgotten, that I was even reading from a cat's point of view. I would have liked to see more catty behavior and how some of these lessons might fit better in a cats life, more than it already did.
Overall I think it is a fine book and I will definitely look more into meditation after reading it, but I doubt I will pick up any more books in this series.
Turned out that this is the third book in a series, but I could read it just fine on it's own. It's about His Holiness's Cat (HHC), a cat who is the companion of the Dalai Lama. Throughout the 10 chapters, there isn't really a plot, it's more like things happening to the people around HHC's life, but not all of them are connected or even feel relevant. These events happen, so the author can fit in different quotes and analyses on meditation and the mind, which I don't really mind, but it feels a bit like I am being force-fed.
This cat thinks exactly like a human and at times I had forgotten, that I was even reading from a cat's point of view. I would have liked to see more catty behavior and how some of these lessons might fit better in a cats life, more than it already did.
Overall I think it is a fine book and I will definitely look more into meditation after reading it, but I doubt I will pick up any more books in this series.