The Cat Who Saved Books
Feb. 2nd, 2024 03:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearOne of my book club members picked The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa for next month's meeting.
It's about a boy who inherits a bookshop from his grandfather and is visited by a talking cat, who takes him on adventures to rescue imprisoned books.
I have to admit it didn't grab me to begin with - it felt very simplistic, with very blunt language (lots of telling and very little showing) and a lack of subtlety.
However, it definitely came together by the end - and the last sections engaged my emotions more. I also appreciated the message of making your experience of reading more intentional and spending time really engaging with the books you read. But, unfortunately, I wasn't inspired to do that with this particular book, as I skimmed it in less than 90 minutes...
It's about a boy who inherits a bookshop from his grandfather and is visited by a talking cat, who takes him on adventures to rescue imprisoned books.
I have to admit it didn't grab me to begin with - it felt very simplistic, with very blunt language (lots of telling and very little showing) and a lack of subtlety.
However, it definitely came together by the end - and the last sections engaged my emotions more. I also appreciated the message of making your experience of reading more intentional and spending time really engaging with the books you read. But, unfortunately, I wasn't inspired to do that with this particular book, as I skimmed it in less than 90 minutes...
