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As a lover of the Musical CATS, it's hard to get through this book without singing. Most of the poems are fun, whimsical, and charmingly written. The only thing stopping me from a full 5 star rating was some outdated and politically incorrect language, which I found rather disconcerting from a modern standpoint.

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.25

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5.0

Who knew a children’s poetry collection could and would become the basis for a hit Broadway musical? When T.S. Eliot wrote the poems comprising the 1939 poetry book, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, I’m certain it was the farthest thing from his mind. No, Old Possum, as Eliot called himself here, wasn’t looking to see his fictional felines on stage with their names in bright lights. He was trying to entertain his godchildren. I hope these poems entertained them. They entertained me, and this collection gets a slightly different review as it does indeed have a theme, and isn’t so much a collection as a book. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats quickly became a new favorite of mine, and one I place on the revered top shelf...

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