A review by startjpw23
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

This book is set in Japan. It was originally written in Japanese and later translated to English. At the start of this book, a stray cat likes to sleep on the hood of a van. The owner of the van, Satoru, discovers the cat on his van and starts to feed him. They start to develop a bond. The cat is hit by a car and seriously injured. He drags himself to the vicinity of the van. He cries until Satoru discovers him. Satoru takes him to a vet so he can be treated and then takes him into his apartment to recuperate. Satoru names the cat Nana. Satoru and Nana decide to live together. From here, we jump around 6 years in the future. Satoru has to get someone to take Nana in. Satoru does not want to do so. We don't learn why he needs to do this until the latter part of the book. Satoru and Nana travel in the van to several former classmates/friends of Satoru and one of his relatives to try to find a person or persons who will be able to take Nana in. Part of the story is told by Nana thinking in the first person. Other parts of told in the third person by the human characters. We see Satoru and his classmates/friends and relative in the present day. Then we go back to the past and see how they initially met and their early relationship. This book was a lot deeper than I expected. It was sad in parts. I enjoyed reading it a lot.
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