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A review by giasbookhaven
If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
If Cats Disappeared from the World takes readers through the final week of the main character after learning he has a terminal illness. The news seems to paralyze him until an entity calling itself the Devil, wearing his face, appears before him. The Devil challenges our narrator to think about things he could live without permanently in order to have just one more day to live. This proposal has a deeper effect on the main character as he recalls memories of his life and the things and people he's lost and those who meant the most to him.
In my opinion, If Cats Disappeared from the World will challenge its readers to think about their own mortality and the moments in their lives that meant to most in the moment but from afar seem of little consequence. My love for translated books continues to grow and this book is a very good example of self-reflection and examining details of our lives that truly matter and bring us happiness.
In my opinion, If Cats Disappeared from the World will challenge its readers to think about their own mortality and the moments in their lives that meant to most in the moment but from afar seem of little consequence. My love for translated books continues to grow and this book is a very good example of self-reflection and examining details of our lives that truly matter and bring us happiness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent