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numbat's review against another edition
funny
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
An eclectic collection that swung between the amusing and sad. There were a few letters that were a stretch to fit into the subject of cats but over all an interesting mix.
annarella's review against another edition
4.0
I loved it and its perfect for any cat lovers.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
katiecatbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Nonfiction. History. Cats.
At just over 100 pages, this book contains letters from over a dozen famous actors, writers, scientists and more, all featuring the theme of cats.
A short introduction is included before each letter, stating the correspondents and a bit of background information, particulatly about the cats. Each letter is usually only a couple of pages long, making this an ideal book to either speed through in a single sitting or spread out over time, picking up a letter or two per time.
The book begins with a letter from Tesla, continues with Rachel Carson and goes on to Jack Lemmon. A wide range of times and locations and careers are included in the collection. Some letters are about cats in general and many include tales of the individual's own cats.
I picked this up looking for a book about cats that wasnt a reference manual and was delighted throughout. A fun, touching, sometimes sad, sometimes laugh out loud, this is a great collection.
At just over 100 pages, this book contains letters from over a dozen famous actors, writers, scientists and more, all featuring the theme of cats.
A short introduction is included before each letter, stating the correspondents and a bit of background information, particulatly about the cats. Each letter is usually only a couple of pages long, making this an ideal book to either speed through in a single sitting or spread out over time, picking up a letter or two per time.
The book begins with a letter from Tesla, continues with Rachel Carson and goes on to Jack Lemmon. A wide range of times and locations and careers are included in the collection. Some letters are about cats in general and many include tales of the individual's own cats.
I picked this up looking for a book about cats that wasnt a reference manual and was delighted throughout. A fun, touching, sometimes sad, sometimes laugh out loud, this is a great collection.
poisonenvy's review against another edition
4.0
4.5*
This is a charming little collection from a variety of different notable figures about their cats. The collection opens with Nikola Tesla, a surprisingly adept wordsmith, talking about how the first time he discovered electricity, he'd been three years old and petting his childhood pet when a static discharge left him mesmorized, leading to a lifelong fascination with electricity, to the benefit of the world: "Is nature a gigantic cat? If so, who strokes its back? It can only be God, I concluded. Here I was, only three years old and already philosophizing" he says.
The book ends with a letter from John Cheever, updating a friend about his menace of a cat, and the letters in between range from funny and charming to heartbreaking.
I take some issue with the organization (IMO, Ester Krumbachova's letter to her cats would have been a more poignant ending than Cheever's letter), and with the inclusion of some letters (Dickens' while funny, is not something a lover of cat necessarily wants to read, and Ayn Rand's letter seems entirely pointless as an inclusion), but I loved this book, and devoured it in only two days between appointments at work (I actually read half of it sitting in the waiting room of my doctor's office haha).
Overall, a purrfect birthday present.
This is a charming little collection from a variety of different notable figures about their cats. The collection opens with Nikola Tesla, a surprisingly adept wordsmith, talking about how the first time he discovered electricity, he'd been three years old and petting his childhood pet when a static discharge left him mesmorized, leading to a lifelong fascination with electricity, to the benefit of the world: "Is nature a gigantic cat? If so, who strokes its back? It can only be God, I concluded. Here I was, only three years old and already philosophizing" he says.
The book ends with a letter from John Cheever, updating a friend about his menace of a cat, and the letters in between range from funny and charming to heartbreaking.
I take some issue with the organization (IMO, Ester Krumbachova's letter to her cats would have been a more poignant ending than Cheever's letter), and with the inclusion of some letters (Dickens' while funny, is not something a lover of cat necessarily wants to read, and Ayn Rand's letter seems entirely pointless as an inclusion), but I loved this book, and devoured it in only two days between appointments at work (I actually read half of it sitting in the waiting room of my doctor's office haha).
Overall, a purrfect birthday present.
squilvia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
In July, I had lost one of my beloved tuxedo cat. Her name is Lucy, named after I love Lucy show but have the complete opposite personality of the bashful and gregarious, lady protagonist. Sometimes, I barely noticed her waiting patiently next to my feet as I hunched away in front of my computer, half-awake working. Even when she was hungry, she would wait in front of the refrigerator silently with not a single mewl or meow escaping from her. She have three other brothers and sister and whenever it was snack time, Lucy was the only one who would line up and wait until everyone was done eating before shyly approaching me to have small timid bites.
But somehow her silent presence was loud enough that when she passed away, I fell sick for over three weeks, grieving over the sudden loss. It felt like my heart was ripped into tiny little pieces and living was too unbearable.
I don't particularly believe in higher power or anything similar in that regards, but I hope that she wasn't alone or in too much pain when she walked into that life. Most importantly, I hope she knows that she was loved.
Not many people would understand the weight that these feline brought to us in their limited time.
"Get over it. It's just an animal/pet" they would say whenever we told them about our loss.
This is the first book I read in order to heal and it give me some comfort in knowing that humans has always formed this kind intimate relationships between our lovable felines, one that crossed the boundaries of languages.
My support goes to everyone who once was lucky enough to experience the love and of course, with love always come loss, the loss of owning cats.
We all discovered the incommunicable within ourselves, we found each other and we loved each other.
And that was enough.
But somehow her silent presence was loud enough that when she passed away, I fell sick for over three weeks, grieving over the sudden loss. It felt like my heart was ripped into tiny little pieces and living was too unbearable.
I don't particularly believe in higher power or anything similar in that regards, but I hope that she wasn't alone or in too much pain when she walked into that life. Most importantly, I hope she knows that she was loved.
Not many people would understand the weight that these feline brought to us in their limited time.
"Get over it. It's just an animal/pet" they would say whenever we told them about our loss.
This is the first book I read in order to heal and it give me some comfort in knowing that humans has always formed this kind intimate relationships between our lovable felines, one that crossed the boundaries of languages.
My support goes to everyone who once was lucky enough to experience the love and of course, with love always come loss, the loss of owning cats.
We all discovered the incommunicable within ourselves, we found each other and we loved each other.
And that was enough.
whataboutzana's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5