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Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
4.0
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I actually thought I would read this story the first time, as I believed to only know the films, but I was so wrong. I already did read the book before! Just don't know when, but I surely did, I remember everything again, after I read it. 

To be honest, I really liked the story and it showed already there how cunning the cat is. Puss in Boots is about a man who only possessed a cat, but this cat was so clever to make both of them live a noble life. With most fairy tales about brothers or sisters we see how different their lives are and sometimes it even focused on just this: Who is smarter or posses more, but for Puss in Boots it doesn't focus on the other two brothers, but mainly on the cat and the Marquis of Carabas. I like it this way more, 'cause there are already so many who focus on the brothers/sisters trope that it doesn't feel unique anymore for most stories, but Puss in Boots sets itself apart from them by telling the story differently.