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message 1: by donna (new)

donna backshall I'm not sure I would have chosen this one anyway, but thanks for ensuring I steer clear. I'm a big cat lover, but from your description, it sounds like I would definitely not be a big Meow lover too.


message 2: by Catherine (new)

Catherine Wow! People are actually paying for this?

Amazon review of the print copy: (view spoiler)


message 3: by aPriL does feral sometimes (last edited Feb 21, 2023 06:10PM) (new)

aPriL does feral sometimes donna wrote: "I'm not sure I would have chosen this one anyway, but thanks for ensuring I steer clear. I'm a big cat lover, but from your description, it sounds like I would definitely not be a big Meow lover too."

People might click buy because they are intrigued. Everything about this audiobook and ebook on Audible and Goodreads looks legit. But it isn’t. The author just says meow throughout the sample, and I assume, the 14 hours of the audiobook. I don’t think its a scam exactly, since if you click on the sample, you hear the meows spoken by the author for three minutes, but it is some sort of ridiculousness, definitely. I am wondering if Amazon even knows.


aPriL does feral sometimes Catherine wrote: "Wow! People are actually paying for this?

Amazon review of the print copy: [spoilers removed]"


What do you think, a scam? Or some sort of theater of the absurd?


message 5: by Catherine (new)

Catherine aPriL does feral sometimes wrote: "What do you think, a scam? Or some sort of theater of the absurd?"

I would lean more toward theater of the absurd. A novelty item to be gifted, perhaps? It feels like another symptom of Late Stage Capitalism.


aPriL does feral sometimes Catherine wrote: "aPriL does feral sometimes wrote: "What do you think, a scam? Or some sort of theater of the absurd?"

I would lean more toward theater of the absurd. A novelty item to be gifted, perhaps? It feels..."


Yep. Definitely that.


message 7: by Anna (new)

Anna Kļaviņa Nope. Nope? Nope!


aPriL does feral sometimes Anna wrote: "Nope. Nope? Nope!"

ROTF!


message 9: by Albert (new)

Albert Maybe it is a initial AI effort?


aPriL does feral sometimes Albert wrote: "Maybe it is a initial AI effort?"

Omg, I’m dying here! ROTF!


message 11: by Tym (new)

Tym Haha thanks for the warning


aPriL does feral sometimes Tym wrote: "Haha thanks for the warning"

😁

You’re welcome!


message 13: by Sam (new)

Sam Austen I’m sobbing uncontrollably


aPriL does feral sometimes Sam wrote: "I’m sobbing uncontrollably"

Oh no! Poor pussy.


message 15: by Catherine (new)

Catherine aPriL does feral sometimes wrote: "Sam wrote: "I’m sobbing uncontrollably"

Oh no! Poor pussy."


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


message 16: by Susan (new)

Susan Imagine my surprise since our new 7 year old male ginger is named Sam... However, he is way too easily bored either to write this or to listen to it! He'd be incensed as well at the idea of listening to another cat meowing in his territory for 14 hours.


aPriL does feral sometimes Susan wrote: "Imagine my surprise since our new 7 year old male ginger is named Sam... However, he is way too easily bored either to write this or to listen to it! He'd be incensed as well at the idea of listeni..."

My calico Athena thought this audiobook a poor effort, indicating it needed a good editor I think, because she clearly was bored, too like your Sam.. I thought it was far too repetitious, imho.


message 18: by Dani (new)

Dani Koriander Someone doesn’t understand satire. Yikes. It’s so expensive so no one buys it.


aPriL does feral sometimes Dani wrote: "Someone doesn’t understand satire. Yikes. It’s so expensive so no one buys it."

I did get it, my review was a satire. Sorry for the confusion.


message 20: by Katherine (new)

Katherine Jones A friend's niece gave her this book for Christmas. She's still laughing about it. Me too, and I just scanned her copy of it. And than I looked it up on Amazon, and laughed again when I saw it had 4.5 stars. Then I read your review, and deeply appreciated your well worded satirical review, and laughed again, heartily.

Then I read some comments. I might die laughing at this point. I love you all.


message 21: by Katherine (new)

Katherine Jones I can't type on my phone well. And what made me laugh on Amazon was it said I'd got 4.5 stars on GOODREADS. Laughter is precious.


aPriL does feral sometimes Katherine wrote: "I can't type on my phone well. And what made me laugh on Amazon was it said I'd got 4.5 stars on GOODREADS. Laughter is precious."

😂


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