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A review by lydiamacclaren
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
4.0
A thought provoking book for all readers.
If you approach this book as a journey of consideration, I believe that the overall story will be of more interest to you. This book is not concerned about character development (except the main character, Rintaro), world building, or crafting a complex magic system. The thrust of this novel is a love note to reading, and a consideration of the challenges books face in our modern world.
I didn't always agree with Rintaro's arguments, and thought his final appraisal of books to be a bit simplistic, but overall the book did succeed in making me think and I feel more prepared now to defend why I enjoy books of all sorts.
Books are powerful, after all.
If you approach this book as a journey of consideration, I believe that the overall story will be of more interest to you. This book is not concerned about character development (except the main character, Rintaro), world building, or crafting a complex magic system. The thrust of this novel is a love note to reading, and a consideration of the challenges books face in our modern world.
I didn't always agree with Rintaro's arguments, and thought his final appraisal of books to be a bit simplistic, but overall the book did succeed in making me think and I feel more prepared now to defend why I enjoy books of all sorts.
Books are powerful, after all.