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A review by lucyatoz
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
"Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really?"
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated from Japanese into English by Louise Heal Kawai, is the magical story of Rintaro. One day, following the death of his Grandpa, a tabby cat walks into the bookshop where he spend hours reading books from the high shelves and starts talking to him!
What follows is four labyrinths where Rintaro must go to figure out a way to dissuade people from imprisoning, mistreating and destroying books, using his own logic and reason.
This is a really heart-warming tale, a deceptively simple yet engaging and complex story.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 16, an omniscient narrator, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated from Japanese into English by Louise Heal Kawai, is the magical story of Rintaro. One day, following the death of his Grandpa, a tabby cat walks into the bookshop where he spend hours reading books from the high shelves and starts talking to him!
What follows is four labyrinths where Rintaro must go to figure out a way to dissuade people from imprisoning, mistreating and destroying books, using his own logic and reason.
This is a really heart-warming tale, a deceptively simple yet engaging and complex story.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 16, an omniscient narrator, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent