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rachel101's review
3.0
My 3 stars reflect my personal thoughts on this book. I have to be honest and say I found this book to be boring in some areas and I just couldn’t connect with it. However I appreciate it was well written with some lovely moments especially when the author writes about his cat Augusta’s passing....I think it was the mix of science and the personal story of the authors relationship with his cat that just didn’t work for me, other readers may enjoy this mix....
I much preferred John Bradshaw’s “Cat Sense”..... but don’t let me put you off reading it.....
I much preferred John Bradshaw’s “Cat Sense”..... but don’t let me put you off reading it.....
al_ee_t's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to employing some of the topics discussed with our newest family members.
knottyrambler's review
5.0
A Good Starting Place
Full of really useful information and given in a story that makes this book very easy and enjoyable to read.
Full of really useful information and given in a story that makes this book very easy and enjoyable to read.
jmyodafriend's review
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Grief
iteechesinglish's review
informative
3.5
I recently adopted a cat and have been searching for pet care guides. This book is not that, exactly, but it did provide some useful insights about cat behavior and does give a short overview of different cat care resources. This book is an odd but not bad mix of the author's memories of his pet cat combined with some very thorough scientific research and analysis of cat behavior and the history of the domestic cat. It's not purely a science book and not purely a memoir, but both aspects of the book helped make it more interesting.
I didn't expect to finish this book. I only checked out the audiobook from the library because now that I'm working from home I've started getting headaches from all of the computer screen time. So I'm going to credit the author's writing style as well as the audiobook narrator's soothing voice with actually keeping me listening.
I didn't find the last two chapters of the book to be as engaging or useful, but other than that I am impressed that the person who wrote this made it interesting enough that I actually finished the thing.
I didn't expect to finish this book. I only checked out the audiobook from the library because now that I'm working from home I've started getting headaches from all of the computer screen time. So I'm going to credit the author's writing style as well as the audiobook narrator's soothing voice with actually keeping me listening.
I didn't find the last two chapters of the book to be as engaging or useful, but other than that I am impressed that the person who wrote this made it interesting enough that I actually finished the thing.
orbz's review
informative
reflective
3.0
Information was interesting, but a lot of classism (thinking of his description of a neighbor, among other parts) and a sense of judgement that really took me out of the book.
shawnwhy's review
5.0
this is just a bit sentimental, but great. gets into Cat's relationship with cultures and subcultures. its teaching me alot about interaction with my cats too
syren96's review
3.0
Once again, I guess I expected more science than memoir, but this was an enjoyable blend of the two overall. It was at times repetitive and I found some of the advice to be patronizing.
brandinh's review
3.0
There’s some fascinating stuff in here, and I am so grateful for the author’s contention that the love we have for our cats is a special kind of love. Also, his exploration of human grief upon the death of a pet was moving and permissive (warning everyone now that I will be inconsolable). The section on aging cats and the decision to end their suffering had me crying and calling out for Sebastian to show me some lovin’. YET, I did not appreciate the author’s snarky jabs at Jackson Galaxy’s “look” or the other dismissive and/or disdainful comments peppered throughout the book. Clearly, his opinions are simply not ones I am interested in hearing which made reading this a lot less enjoyable than it could have been. However, the redeeming factors listed above bump this up to a three star read despite its flaws.