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The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

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hello_lovely13's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.5

This absolutely nailed the narration style and voice of a cat. It was so spot on that whenever we were in Nana's perspective, the effect was humorous, sardonic, and bluntly insightful. Each of the people that we visit throughout the book has interesting stories, but I wasn't overly attached to any of them. They were definitely well done and enjoyable as well as good at ultimately portraying their intended message. I definitely got teary-eyed at few points, but what I think about when I think of this book is Nana's perspective and how that was written. Although we never directly got the perspective of Satoru, but through each of the different perspectives, we get a very good view of this willfully optimistic friend, even through all the tragedies in his life. I enjoyed this, and it definitely had an impact on me, but not so much that I am obsessed with it.

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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dariarp's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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cozypete's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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bramblelegs's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

This book made me laugh and cry and utterly fall in love with Nana and all his adventures with Satoru.

I will admit that at some point it started to feel like it was just meant to get worse and worse for our main character. Everything possible that was bad, happened to him. But I can appreciate the love between a pet and it's owner. I loved the depth of their friendship.

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