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This is a beautiful story about love of all kinds and friendship. The main character is a man who sees the bright side of everything. He is a cat lover and he and his cat are the focus of the story.
I don't want to give anything away, but I will say that the story will suck you in fast, it reads quickly, you will really love the two main characters, and you don't need to be a cat lover to enjoy the book. You will laugh and cry, and I think if you really love cats, you will probably love the stor ...more
I don't want to give anything away, but I will say that the story will suck you in fast, it reads quickly, you will really love the two main characters, and you don't need to be a cat lover to enjoy the book. You will laugh and cry, and I think if you really love cats, you will probably love the stor ...more
A few years ago I found the author Spencer Quinn. I love his Chet and Bernie series. The books are from the dog's perspective, so when I found that this book by Arikawa was from the cat's perspective, I knew it was a book for me. I don't want to say much about the plot, it is best read without knowing anything about it. Nana and his human, Satoru embark on a road trip all over Japan. I fell in love with the story and its main characters.
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May 21, 2019
Suzanne
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
outside-us-england,
travel
Such a sweet, sad, beautiful tale about the love between a cat and his owner.
I never thought I would be a person who was a fan of books about animals, featuring a non-human narrator...there was something in that which seemed too juvenile.
Consider me converted. Nana was a sassy riot as he and his human companion, Satoru, travel around the Japanese countryside. Don’t let that fool you, though: while there are humorous moments, this is not a funny book. It’s heartfelt and heartbreaking and heartwarming and just has a lot of heart in general.
If there’s a cat you’ve ever in ...more
Consider me converted. Nana was a sassy riot as he and his human companion, Satoru, travel around the Japanese countryside. Don’t let that fool you, though: while there are humorous moments, this is not a funny book. It’s heartfelt and heartbreaking and heartwarming and just has a lot of heart in general.
If there’s a cat you’ve ever in ...more
When I first started this book, I wondered if I had happened across a children's book by mistake. As the book progresses and the narrator changes between the cat and the man who takes him in from the streets, the tale becomes more complex. The travelling from childhood friend to the next childhood friend, in search of a person who can look after the cat, reveals more about the humans in the story, and the cunning of the Nana, the cat. It becomes clear why the travelling was necessary, and the en
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my heart!
This is a varied and beautiful set of stories, ostensibly about cats but truly highlighting the beauty of the human spirit
This is a varied and beautiful set of stories, ostensibly about cats but truly highlighting the beauty of the human spirit
The cat is endearing, but the writing is very simple and a little too preachy for me. Also, I think I would have liked the book better if the translation were less stilted.
At first I thought this book is just a bit too naive or childish, but it turned out to be something else than what I expected. Beautiful story!
May 10, 2020
Lori
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2020-ultimate-popsugar,
reading-the-world
Sep 23, 2023
Melanie Knight
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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