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A review by michaelmay
Cat House by Michael Peak
4.0
A couple of years ago, I visited a bunch of different used bookstores on a road trip and ended up with several science fiction books featuring cats. Or cat aliens. I figured it would be a fun summer project to read through them, so here we go.
This one isn't really science fiction. It's more of a fantasy novel in the same way that Watership Down is. In fact, I imagine that's what Peak is going for: Watership Down, but with cats. The main characters are a group of spayed cats who don't want to give up mating, so they form a kitty house of prostitution (cat house, get it?). They're quite popular with the local tomcats, which provokes the still-fertile female cat population into forming basically a morality society to bring an end to the cat house activities.
Because the story takes place in the suburbs of San Diego, near a canyon, there are also coyotes and other wildlife to deal with. Which is cool, because a big strength of the novel is that it explores these various factions and their motivations. The coyotes are the antagonists, but they're complex ones with relatable motivations. Peak even gives the human characters something to do, though that doesn't really go anywhere and isn't as satisfying as the animals' stories.
It's a weird book and way more interested in cats' sex lives than I care about, but it's never dull.
This one isn't really science fiction. It's more of a fantasy novel in the same way that Watership Down is. In fact, I imagine that's what Peak is going for: Watership Down, but with cats. The main characters are a group of spayed cats who don't want to give up mating, so they form a kitty house of prostitution (cat house, get it?). They're quite popular with the local tomcats, which provokes the still-fertile female cat population into forming basically a morality society to bring an end to the cat house activities.
Because the story takes place in the suburbs of San Diego, near a canyon, there are also coyotes and other wildlife to deal with. Which is cool, because a big strength of the novel is that it explores these various factions and their motivations. The coyotes are the antagonists, but they're complex ones with relatable motivations. Peak even gives the human characters something to do, though that doesn't really go anywhere and isn't as satisfying as the animals' stories.
It's a weird book and way more interested in cats' sex lives than I care about, but it's never dull.