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A review by linearev
If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
In non spoiler terms, this book deals with the existential crises of a 30 year old dying man. It simotanuosly deals with the theme of objects of importance. Which objects matter the most to people, and why are they so important to some while meaningless to others.
The quote “life is a tragedy up front and a comedy from far off” really sums it up for me. It’s beautiful and meaningful and it has a cute grumpy cat. What’s not to love?
With spoilers
What made it less then a 5 star read was the pacing. I felt the big choices and small thought were given the same amount of time and words, which could be a cool concept except it became so long drawn at times I wanted to just put the book down. I also missed a bigger exploration of how the disappearence of objects like phones and time effected other people not just out dying depressed protagonist. It’s such a cool concept and I felt I was missing something. The ending also went well till it got too broad for me. I like open endings don’t get me wrong. But this one went a bit too far. It was so perfectly rounded off and then went ahead anyway. All of this didn’t ruing the story for me, but more so dimmed its greatness a bit. I would like a part 2 though, to see how other dying people would react to the same situation.
The quote “life is a tragedy up front and a comedy from far off” really sums it up for me. It’s beautiful and meaningful and it has a cute grumpy cat. What’s not to love?
With spoilers
What made it less then a 5 star read was the pacing. I felt the big choices and small thought were given the same amount of time and words, which could be a cool concept except it became so long drawn at times I wanted to just put the book down. I also missed a bigger exploration of how the disappearence of objects like phones and time effected other people not just out dying depressed protagonist. It’s such a cool concept and I felt I was missing something. The ending also went well till it got too broad for me. I like open endings don’t get me wrong. But this one went a bit too far. It was so perfectly rounded off and then went ahead anyway. All of this didn’t ruing the story for me, but more so dimmed its greatness a bit. I would like a part 2 though, to see how other dying people would react to the same situation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry