jselliot's review
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A historical xenofantasy that takes place in period Japan, following a kitty. So, essentially, the cat version of Bilbo Baggins, with the moral of "Get out of your comfort zone." It was a quick read, thoroughly enjoyable, and one I fully expect to read again. <3
tereflg's review
5.0
I'll always have time for the cat equivalent of Bilbo Baggins.
Side note: menos mal que tuvo un final feliz porque yo ya estaba lista para romper en llanto si algo le pasaba a la chiqui.
Side note: menos mal que tuvo un final feliz porque yo ya estaba lista para romper en llanto si algo le pasaba a la chiqui.
readivine's review against another edition
3.0
I really loved the illustrations in this one, it elevated the whole story in another level. Although, if it weren't for that element I would have rated this only w/ a 2-star rating.
robertoceans's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
sandaru's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Everyone has their fudoki (the tales to tell others) to create community, fani6and friends. When I initially started reading this I thought cats with fudoki was a bit of queer but by the end seeing how the cat Interacted with other animals and people made me realize that we all have tales to tell others. Our parents have told stories from their childhood, from their parents relatives and we have created our own stories to tell the next generation one day. These stories are the base of the community. A wonderful short story!
anna_m_k's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Fire/Fire injury
villyidol's review
3.0
A decent story about a cat that loses her home because of an earthquake and subsequent fire.
Small Cat gets seperated from her feline friends which make up her fudoki, their shared history and mythology passed along between them and from generation to generation. So far she had not been able to make a proper name for herself, as she didn’t have such exciting stories to tell as say The Cat from the North or The Cat Who Bargained With A Flea or The Cat Who Swam.
Now that she’s all on her own she has to create her own fudoki and find a new home for herself. She decides to try to make her way to the north in search of the place where The Cat from the North came from, but is going to learn that the concept of home is as much about yourself as it is about the place and the people (or cats).
On her way across ancient Japan and through the seasons (it’s quite a long journey) she comes across several other animals, and people as well, and learns of their very own fudoki. Some of these „stories within a story“ did a good job of emphasizing the point of how different people need different things to call a place home. But frankly, a lot of it was also rather boring.
This story is much longer than I thought it would be. At around 14,000 words it’s really more of a novelette than a short story. And it did drag quite a bit in several places.
It does a very good job though of capturing the character of cats. Small Cat‘s behaviour felt pretty real to me and, not surprisingly, I found her rather cute. That’s pretty much why I’m rounding up to three stars here and don’t really have a problem to recommend this to fellow cat lovers.
There are some beautiful illustrations too.
Read it for yourself here.
Recommended by Trish
Small Cat gets seperated from her feline friends which make up her fudoki, their shared history and mythology passed along between them and from generation to generation. So far she had not been able to make a proper name for herself, as she didn’t have such exciting stories to tell as say The Cat from the North or The Cat Who Bargained With A Flea or The Cat Who Swam.
Now that she’s all on her own she has to create her own fudoki and find a new home for herself. She decides to try to make her way to the north in search of the place where The Cat from the North came from, but is going to learn that the concept of home is as much about yourself as it is about the place and the people (or cats).
On her way across ancient Japan and through the seasons (it’s quite a long journey) she comes across several other animals, and people as well, and learns of their very own fudoki. Some of these „stories within a story“ did a good job of emphasizing the point of how different people need different things to call a place home. But frankly, a lot of it was also rather boring.
This story is much longer than I thought it would be. At around 14,000 words it’s really more of a novelette than a short story. And it did drag quite a bit in several places.
It does a very good job though of capturing the character of cats. Small Cat‘s behaviour felt pretty real to me and, not surprisingly, I found her rather cute. That’s pretty much why I’m rounding up to three stars here and don’t really have a problem to recommend this to fellow cat lovers.
There are some beautiful illustrations too.
Read it for yourself here.
Recommended by Trish