Letters from Cleo and Tyrone: A Feline Perspective on Love, Life, and Litter

by L. Virginia Browne, Linda Elin Hamner

"Never - but never - come when your name is called. In fact, the moment you hear your name, compress your body into the size of an olive, become as still and invisible as a salesperson at Bloomingdale's, and go back to sleep." "...then my daddy got to the check-in desk and announced in a loud stentorian voice that his stupid cat was constipated. Hey, buddy, could you say it a little louder? I don't think the folks in Ames, Iowa, heard you."From dreaming of catnip fields and tummy rubs to driving their mommies crazy, Cleo and Tyrone keep a busy schedule. But they take time out to correspond and share their thoughts - polemics really - about dogs, fashion, real estate, medical science, fine dining, cinema, poetry (haiku included), and the pitiful state of their owners' social lives.More than treatises on the feline and human condition, this is also a love story. Cleo and Tyrone often dramatically - ok, melodramatically - compare themselves to Ro

Genres: Fiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published November 12, 2000

Reviews

[Nathan Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

An unutterably adorable collection of communiques between two cats.

Once we accept the premise that cats can email each other, we can grasp the idea of the human authors retelling the antics of their cats from the cats' points of view. The result is hilarious. Anyone who's ever been had by a cat can totally relate!

[Rhonda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute

Okay. Cute moments, but overall "meh." Needs a bit of editing of anachronisms and plot mistakes. Could have been better, but decent for cat lovers.

[Lesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

All my owned by cat and cat lover friends need to read this book. It is laugh out loud funny.

[Kasandra]

I finally got around to reading this. I received it as a gift. It's a cute, quick read for anyone who has ever owned a cat.