A review by brandinh
The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions by Thomas McNamee

3.0

There’s some fascinating stuff in here, and I am so grateful for the author’s contention that the love we have for our cats is a special kind of love. Also, his exploration of human grief upon the death of a pet was moving and permissive (warning everyone now that I will be inconsolable). The section on aging cats and the decision to end their suffering had me crying and calling out for Sebastian to show me some lovin’. YET, I did not appreciate the author’s snarky jabs at Jackson Galaxy’s “look” or the other dismissive and/or disdainful comments peppered throughout the book. Clearly, his opinions are simply not ones I am interested in hearing which made reading this a lot less enjoyable than it could have been. However, the redeeming factors listed above bump this up to a three star read despite its flaws.