The cat who Saved Books

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Natsukawa, Sosuke	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Natsukawa, Sosuke	4-week checkout	Due 05-02-2024

"Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he has inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. However, one day, a talking cat named Tiger appears and asks Rintaro to save books with him. Of course, "ask" is putting it politely -- Tiger is demanding Rintaro's help. The world is full of lonely books, left unread and unloved, and only Tiger and Rintaro can liberate them from their neglectful owners. And so, the odd couple begin an amazing journey, entering different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to rot on his bookshelf, a book torturer who cuts books to clips to help people read as fast as they can, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. And then, the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest readers would dare enter... Books, cats, first love, fantasy -- THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS is a story for those who know books are so much more than words on paper."-- Provided by publisher.

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charming and dreamy, but condescending submitted by nemiller on June 11, 2023, 1:14pm I liked the dreamy style, and the way the protagonist developed, but overall, the book felt very condescending. It kept repeating the idea that books are dying because nobody reads anymore (except for a few special people, like you, dear reader).

For all its flaws, the book is hopeful and full of charm. I could see some readers really enjoying it. But for me, the air of superiority was too strong to fully enjoy

Something lost in translation? submitted by Marian on June 30, 2023, 11:00am Without a cat, it would be rather dull. Even the cat (Tabby the Tiger Cat) isn't particularly interesting.