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A review by emdoux
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
4.0
I majored in religious studies, primarily focusing on Buddhism and Islam - but had never heard of a cat being dishonored.
Still, I enjoyed the story and think that the cat might have been used as a way to connect the story more to Western life - make it a little more accessible to children.
The housekeeper's songs jarred me out of Coatsworth's lovely prose and I have to admit after the third one, I skipped over them, only going back to read them all after finishing the whole book.
I might recommend this book to fans of LeGuin's Catwings series... I'm not entirely sure why, but I feel like the young girls I know who love Catwings would love to meet Good Fortune. (We'll see how it goes next time I see one of them in the library.)
Still, I enjoyed the story and think that the cat might have been used as a way to connect the story more to Western life - make it a little more accessible to children.
The housekeeper's songs jarred me out of Coatsworth's lovely prose and I have to admit after the third one, I skipped over them, only going back to read them all after finishing the whole book.
I might recommend this book to fans of LeGuin's Catwings series... I'm not entirely sure why, but I feel like the young girls I know who love Catwings would love to meet Good Fortune. (We'll see how it goes next time I see one of them in the library.)