Book Review: Cats in charge: A guide to the training of humans by CM Barrett
Prrrrrrrrrrr, welcome to our review. As this was a book all about how fabulous felines such as myself and Billy can train our less than purrrrrfect humans how to behave we decided to commandeer the keyboard from Lenora for the purrrrrposes of this review. My name is Samaru Kye, and I am the divine Blue Point on the right, while Billy is the superior Chocolate Point on the left. As you can see we are Siamese if you pleeeeze (and if you don’t pleeez - we are cats after all and therefore we are far to aloof to be concerned with what mere humans think!). But enough about us (if that can ever be possible – being as divine and fascinating as we both are) and on with the review…
Billy and Samaru Kye. Be under no illusions: we are watching you – and taking notes….
CM Barrett is the human scribe who has produced a very helpful manual for Cats, narrated by Tara the Chosen Kitten (who later became the Chosen Cat – see Ingrid’s interview). Tara, acting as agony aunt, provides some sound advice for felines when entering into relationships with humans. And lets be clear here: cats demand unconditional worship. Half measures will not do. We are not dogs, we do not do devotion or servitude. You must earn our love and you must live to serve us or we will leave. The advert says ‘be more dog’ – cats say: I don’t think so!
We found this book to be both highly amusing and very purrrrrtinent to the sometimes thorny situations that we fabulous felines sometimes find ourselves in. Everything from how to choose your human wisely (especially those with little humans in tow) to how to manage a multi-cat or even (quelle horreur) a DOG based household and come out on top. She throughly examines how a cat can effectively manipulate their environment to ensure the best possible treatment: from the most effective way to carry out a hunger strike (vital to ensure that every cat gets only the BEST possible food and treats) to how to punish a human who misguidedly abandons their cat-worshipping duties in favour of a cat-free holiday! She also does her best to provide an easy to read cat-human translation manual – an invaluable aid to even the most tuned in human.
All in all a thoroughly delightful and practical guide for cat and human alike. And now, Billy and I must depart, after all plans for world domination don’t simply create themselves you know - oooooo is that some chicken I spy….must go…. Meowwwwww!
Samaru Kye & Billy
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