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The Cat Who Saved Books - Kucing Penyelamat Buku by Sōsuke Natsukawa
73 reviews
snickahz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
You want to read a novelized version of a elitist rant about how you should read book to ‘truly love books?’ Well here you go.
This book is cute, well written, and the characters and idea is wonderful. However, the bad guys aren’t bad.
The first villain loves book, but doesn’t reread them. *gasps* How dare someone only read something once.
The second bad guy summarizes classical literature so that more people will read it, because “You can listen to music while you’re jogging, but you can’t read a book.” I am guessing the author hasn’t heard of audiobooks? Most likely, he just doesn’t see that as truly reading.
The third is a publishing CEO who doesn’t publish classical literature and only popular, modern books that have ‘shallow ideas.’ I wonder how the author would feel about the fact that Jane Austen, Sheakespeare, and Oscar Wilde were all considered trash and thoughtless when they were first published. There’s plenty of modern best sellers that have great themes and philosophies. Also just because you like romance doesn’t mean you will forget empathy.
It’s a good story overall, but it’s definitely just a disguised rant.
This book is cute, well written, and the characters and idea is wonderful. However, the bad guys aren’t bad.
The first villain loves book, but doesn’t reread them. *gasps* How dare someone only read something once.
The second bad guy summarizes classical literature so that more people will read it, because “You can listen to music while you’re jogging, but you can’t read a book.” I am guessing the author hasn’t heard of audiobooks? Most likely, he just doesn’t see that as truly reading.
The third is a publishing CEO who doesn’t publish classical literature and only popular, modern books that have ‘shallow ideas.’ I wonder how the author would feel about the fact that Jane Austen, Sheakespeare, and Oscar Wilde were all considered trash and thoughtless when they were first published. There’s plenty of modern best sellers that have great themes and philosophies. Also just because you like romance doesn’t mean you will forget empathy.
It’s a good story overall, but it’s definitely just a disguised rant.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
lucyatoz's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
"Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really?"
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated from Japanese into English by Louise Heal Kawai, is the magical story of Rintaro. One day, following the death of his Grandpa, a tabby cat walks into the bookshop where he spend hours reading books from the high shelves and starts talking to him!
What follows is four labyrinths where Rintaro must go to figure out a way to dissuade people from imprisoning, mistreating and destroying books, using his own logic and reason.
This is a really heart-warming tale, a deceptively simple yet engaging and complex story.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 16, an omniscient narrator, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated from Japanese into English by Louise Heal Kawai, is the magical story of Rintaro. One day, following the death of his Grandpa, a tabby cat walks into the bookshop where he spend hours reading books from the high shelves and starts talking to him!
What follows is four labyrinths where Rintaro must go to figure out a way to dissuade people from imprisoning, mistreating and destroying books, using his own logic and reason.
This is a really heart-warming tale, a deceptively simple yet engaging and complex story.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 16, an omniscient narrator, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
kathi_90's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia
ambervk's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
4.5
I loved this 😭. The romance felt forced, though
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement and Pandemic/Epidemic
rinku's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Grief
Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent
craftysnailtail's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
This book was extremely gentle. I wanted something to read before bed and this is an ideal story for that. It felt like a middle grade short story and I was honestly a bit disappointed in the translation because it made it feel rather dry.
Nevertheless, the theme is heartwarming and makes you think about why you love books and what reading means to you emotionally. The character development was sweet and I'm a bit of a sucker for books about books, so I do think it's worth a read if you're interested in a pleasant and warm story. Plus who doesn't enjoy a talking cat?
Nevertheless, the theme is heartwarming and makes you think about why you love books and what reading means to you emotionally. The character development was sweet and I'm a bit of a sucker for books about books, so I do think it's worth a read if you're interested in a pleasant and warm story. Plus who doesn't enjoy a talking cat?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent
tigerhae's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i’ve always really loved impactful books that read similarly to a fever dream at times, and while the cat who saved books fits this description and wasn’t bad by any means, it just felt a bit of forced for that impact. some of the lessons of the book really just felt like lectures, but reminiscent of the way an older relative may condescendingly say “nowadays people don’t appreciate things like the used to” if that makes sense. and for having the cat be the titular character, it really had very little in terms of character. in that way, the book definitely could have benefited from being longer with more time spent in each labyrinth or between characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
hamsterreader03's review against another edition
reflective
3.0
There is one major problem with the book: it's premise and writing style attracts readers it criticizes throughout the story.
The premise of the book is very intruiging: a well-read boy, guided by a wise cat, has to defeat people who are treating books 'unfavorably'. Not by extraordinary battle but by a battle of wits instead.
The resolution of these 'battles' feel anticlimactic when they are simply putting down the readers behaviour...
The premise of the book is very intruiging: a well-read boy, guided by a wise cat, has to defeat people who are treating books 'unfavorably'. Not by extraordinary battle but by a battle of wits instead.
The resolution of these 'battles' feel anticlimactic when they are simply putting down the readers behaviour...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
maria_003's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent