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birdkeeperklink 's review for:
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicki Myron
I hated this book, I'm sorry to say.
Firstly, Dewey's story, while touching, didn't touch the world, since most people had never heard of him before this book.
Secondly, this book isn't really about the cat. Oh, the cat features, but mostly the author is talking about herself. I didn't want to hear about her and her problems, particularly not with the whiny, self-righteous tone she often took when discussing them. According to her, she's always the victim and always the hero.
Thirdly, the end, discussing in detail his declining health and eventually his death, ticked me off royally. Talk about blatant emotional manipulation. I realize that death is a natural thing, and of course Dewey had to die sooner or later, but considering how little she'd talked about the cat overall, it was pretty plain that this was tacked on to the end to try to wring a few tears out of you. Well, it didn't work with me, it just made me mad!
Firstly, Dewey's story, while touching, didn't touch the world, since most people had never heard of him before this book.
Secondly, this book isn't really about the cat. Oh, the cat features, but mostly the author is talking about herself. I didn't want to hear about her and her problems, particularly not with the whiny, self-righteous tone she often took when discussing them. According to her, she's always the victim and always the hero.
Thirdly, the end, discussing in detail his declining health and eventually his death, ticked me off royally. Talk about blatant emotional manipulation. I realize that death is a natural thing, and of course Dewey had to die sooner or later, but considering how little she'd talked about the cat overall, it was pretty plain that this was tacked on to the end to try to wring a few tears out of you. Well, it didn't work with me, it just made me mad!