Book: She and Her Cat

[elusivek]

She and Her Cat: Stories
Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa (Authors)
Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)
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“It was the start of spring. It was raining. That was the day that she brought me home.”

This is the story of Miyu, a woman who lives alone with her cat, Chobi. As Miyu navigates the world of adulthood, she discovers both the freedom and loneliness that come with living independently, and Chobi learns of the outside world through her actions. Time drifts slowly for Miyu and her cat, but the harsh realities of the world soon catch up...

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I couldn’t have chosen a worse time to read this book. (We’ve just lost a cat this past week) But the library book return notice was sent out and reminded me I had to finish this. So I did.

Alternating view points between humans and cats. Story following 4 sets of cat-human couples.

Somehow having a dog being the god-like know-all-be-all hinting at reincarnation and godliness was weird. Don’t cats usually take up this position?

It was a fun read while it lasted. Technically read this in one sitting, but the Kindle and GR sync made it look like I took a few days to read this.

Comments

[gilda_elise]

Reading the book must have been hard, so soon after losing a pet. And it sounds like maybe you didn't enjoy it all that much for other reasons, too.