The Travelling Cat Chronicles

277 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2018

ISBN:: 978-0-451-49133-6

(1 review)

"A life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy. We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts... An instant international bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe... With his crooked tail--a sign of good fortune--and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel …

"A life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy. We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts... An instant international bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe... With his crooked tail--a sign of good fortune--and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love"--

1 edition

KnitAFett reviewed The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

I sobbed so hard with this one.

5 stars

Arikawa did a great job with connecting you to Nana, which was obviously important since he was one of the MCs even though he's a cat. The bonding between Nana and Satoru truly felt very organic and not forced at all. Even with this being a short book and with quite a few characters popping up, none of the pages were wasted. Everything was important to the story, nothing dragged on, everything had a purpose.

The ending was not a surprise really as there is foreshadowing throughout the book, but with the connection that I was able to make to Satoru and Nana and their relationship, I didn't need to be surprised by it. It still took me for a ride even with me knowing what was going to happen.

Definite recommend and with it not being a beast of a book, I will likely read this one again.

Subjects

Pets and travel
Conduct of life
Human-animal relationships
Cats
Fiction

Places

Japan