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A review by smlaurie
Alice the Cat by Tim Cummings
4.0
I received this eARC from NetGalley and the publisher in return for an honest review.
Alice the Cat is a unique story told in the first person voice of almost 13 year old Tess. She has a fresh and observant voice with the favorite insult of “buttnugget” and sees the people and world around her in rich detail:
There is a tree named Stanley and Tess refers to her depressed and grieving father as the Zombie.
Alice the cat is suicidal and is family to Tess: “Cats can see inside humans. I think they see souls. I think souls look like milk to them. Alice and I were sisters.” It is Alice that leads Tess to the haunted house and the beginning of her adventure trying to save Alice, while she also navigates her anger management issues and the profound feelings from the death of her mother 10 weeks ago.
The story manages to be funny, sad, touching and hopeful. This would be a great book for preteens–those dealing with grief and loss and those who are not.
2023 PopSugar Reading Challenge #46: A book with a pet character.
Alice the Cat is a unique story told in the first person voice of almost 13 year old Tess. She has a fresh and observant voice with the favorite insult of “buttnugget” and sees the people and world around her in rich detail:
“I love all the colors–blue water, purple sky, my mom’s red hair, green eyes, pink face, and peppery freckles.”
“They dressed in black t-shirts with scary faces on them, wore combat boots, lined their eyes in black, teased their hair into bird nests, and worshipped graphic novels, manga, vampires, horror movies, emo music, and death.”
There is a tree named Stanley and Tess refers to her depressed and grieving father as the Zombie.
Alice the cat is suicidal and is family to Tess: “Cats can see inside humans. I think they see souls. I think souls look like milk to them. Alice and I were sisters.” It is Alice that leads Tess to the haunted house and the beginning of her adventure trying to save Alice, while she also navigates her anger management issues and the profound feelings from the death of her mother 10 weeks ago.
The story manages to be funny, sad, touching and hopeful. This would be a great book for preteens–those dealing with grief and loss and those who are not.
2023 PopSugar Reading Challenge #46: A book with a pet character.