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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa,

Philip Gabriel (Translator)

Start date: November 1, 2025

Finish date: November 30, 2025

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles: Mid-Reading Discussion
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Jun 04, 2019 Eileen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cultural, favorites, 2019, contemporary, travel

OMG, what a perfectly written story! I just finished and I want to go back and reread it all over again! I want to share this book with everyone! Yes, I'm an admitted cat lover, but seriously, even if you weren't a cat/pet lover, this is such a great story with beautiful images and a story that just gets you in the feels. Seriously, I was sobbing for the last 15% off the book! In the end, this story is all about the journey rather than the destination. I borrowed this book from the library, but ...more

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Oct 23, 2018 Ren rated it it was amazing

Shelves: animals, fiction

It took me a bit to really get into this story of the bond between man and cat - told from the cat's perspective! Though the story was slow in the beginning, as the journey went on, I began loving the book. Without giving anything away, I think anyone who has loved a pet, be it cat or dog or other, will relate to this story of love and friendship. The story also males us think of the impact we leave on the people we encounter throughout our lives.

*I won an ARC of this book via a Goodreads giveaw ...more

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Jul 10, 2022 Catsalive rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022

4.5*
A beautiful story of a man, Satoru, making a journey around Japan to visit his friends and family in the company of his very smart & loveable cat, Nana. Most of the journey is from Nana's point of view & he develops an incisive view of humanity in his travels.

It is a very Japanese tale, a slow meandering to greater understanding of the human condition, & I think the translation must be very good because it flowed well didn't feel disjointed at all, as these things sometimes do.

A little slow ...more

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