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We'll Prescribe You a Cat (We'll Prescribe You a Cat, #1)

Syou Ishida,

E. Madison Shimoda (Translator)

Start date: January 1, 2025

Finish date: January 31, 2025

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Feb 04, 2025 Heather rated it liked it

Shelves: library, magical-realism, uno-books, fantasy, cosy-fantasy

A charming and cozy fantasy about cats curing all ailments. Unfortunately the writing was abrupt (was this the fault of the translator?) and I found it hard to connect with the characters. The stories were repetitive - I think it would've been stronger as a short story or novella.

It did, however, make me want more cats. I've had them all my adult life, but one of my dogs terrorizes them so we weren't able to get more when our 18-year-old boy passed away last year. I miss having cats! ...more

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Jan 26, 2025 Shay rated it really liked it

This cute book is made up of five stories about how much a cat can improve your life. It’s broken into five parts. Bee, Margot, Koyuki, Tank and Tangerine, Mimita.

The first story is about how Bee helps a man named Shuta improve his own life. He was depressed and worked at a toxic company. It was cute and the end was a bit magical. I’

Margot- this story is about a man named Koga. He’s prescribed Margot. I enjoyed this story more than the first one. I loved the interactions with his family and Ma ...more

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Jan 24, 2025 Momruns5 rated it liked it

Shelves: kate, 2025, 2025-listened

Cute book! You need to love cats to read this book. It was interesting to hear the different ways that a different culture uses words and interacts with other humans:):) …the formalities and cultural norms introduced were a little different. Definitely had a short story feel to it.

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