cat's point of view

[Leonora]

Does anyone know of any good books from the point of view of a cat? I'm familiar with the Warriors series, but I'm looking for something more ya or adult.

[Kagama-the Literaturevixen]

Varjak Paw

[Joseph]

Carole Nelson Douglas's Midnight Louie series is pretty good. First book is Catnap.

[Renee]

One of my all-time favorite books is The Abandoned by Paul Gallico
about a boy who turns into a cat after getting hit by a truck. The story made me feel like I understood all felines for years and years, which was quite a comfort to my cat-loving younger self.

[Tytti]

I haven't read this but it sounds like that.
Felidae

[Lou]

This is actually a children's comic book series, but it's the best cat fiction I can think of. The body language is great:
Chi's Sweet Home, Volume 1

This is an adult mystery series:
Cat on the Edge
I read this as a teenager, so don't remember how cat-like the cats are.

Young adult fantasy:
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
I haven't read this yet, but it's Pratchett so I expect it's decent at the least.

Officially adult, but essentially young adult:
Tailchaser's Song
The Wild Road
I don't remember much of either of these, aside from a friend throwing a fit that the main character was a male tortoiseshell in the latter. It was good enough that he still finished it, tho.

These are children's books:
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky (the cats are very anthropomorphized in this, but it's still cute)
Catwings

This is a picture book:
Oscar and the Mooncats

[Tytti]

There's this one, too, but I haven't read it, either.

The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Thomasina is partially from the pov of the cat, partially from that of the little girl that loves her, and is a classic.

[Scott]

Lou wrote: "I don't remember much of either of these, aside from a friend throwing a fit that the main character was a male tortoiseshell in the latter."

It is possible though rare for torties to be male.

Anyway, Tailchaser's Song seconded.

[Kaion]

I Am a Cat, self-explanatory.

[Lou]

Scott wrote: "Lou wrote: "I don't remember much of either of these, aside from a friend throwing a fit that the main character was a male tortoiseshell in the latter."

It is possible though rare for torties to ..."

That's true, and I expect if the rarity of this cat's coloring had been mentioned my friend would have accepted it as a plot device. He's rather easily irritated at apparent lack of research tho, even as innocuous as this was.

I only mentioned it because it was unusual that he still finished it afterward and that was the best indicator of quality I had, given I read it 15 years ago and didn't remember anything.

[Leonora]

thanks for all the suggestions!! these look super interesting

[Shanna_redwind]

The Incredible Journey for a classic.

I really enjoyed Tailchaser's Song that Lou and Scott mentioned as well.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Catfantastic is the first of 4 collections of short stories about cats. You might like these too.

[Lanie]

The Wild Road and The Golden Cat by Gabriel King

These are set in modern England and are from the cat's point of view.
I loved them.

[David]

You might well also like The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays, and Homeless Cats - written from the inside, so to speak :)

[Mariab]

Felidae is a very good one...

[Hillary]

Socks, but might be too young.

[Eustacia]

Kaion wrote: "I Am a Cat, self-explanatory."

Second this. But only the first few chapters (they're basically episodic). The latter half of the book tends to drag.

[Sam]

Books for differently aged audiences: Susan Dexter's The Ring of Allaire, The Book of Night With Moon by Diane Duane, and All Cats are Gray by Andre Norton.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

The Ghost of Opalina

[Lisa]

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa.

[Rosa]

In Dream Country, volume three in the Sandman series, there’s a powerful and frightening story called “Dream of a Thousand Cats.” It’s an amazing cat’s-eye view of the human-run world.