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The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

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puddleglum1983's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

harrietsbookcorner's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

thesubwayreader's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad 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

3.75

This is a loose collection of short stories. I picked this up because I loved The Traveling Cat Chronicles so much. The style and tone of that book are in these stories, but I didn't connect with all of the stories. I suppose that's to be expected. This is a very gentle and sometimes emotional read, so it might be a good idea to have a tissue handy.

quietdayreads's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.75

the_nook_of_tomes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

samuraibunny's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.75

In a short story collection, there are bound to be stories that don't resonate as much as others. I connected well with three of the stories, particularly the first (titular) story. The stories would have been far more interesting if more of the stories had the cats' perspectives.