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She and Her Cat: Stories
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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For fans of Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka's Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection. Lying alone on the edge of the sidewalk in an abandoned cardboard box, a nameless narrator contemplates the indifferent world around him. With his mother long gone, his only company is the sound of the nearby train. Just as he fears that the end is near, a young woman peers down at him, this fateful encounter changing their lives forever. So begins the first story in She and Her Cat, a collection of four interrelated, stream-of-conscious short stories in which four women and their feline companions explore the frailty of life, the pain of isolation, and the limits of communication. With clever narration alternating between the cats and their owners, She and Her Cat offers a unique and sly commentary on human foibles and our desire for connection. A whimsical short story anthology unlike any other, it effortlessly demonstrates that even in our darkest, most lonesome moments, we are still united to this wonderous world--often in ways we could never have expected.
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laurieluna
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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Really enjoying this novel version of She and Her Cat! Half way through now and it flips between the human and feline characters perspectives. Super cute 💜🐈‍⬛️

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TheEllieMo
She and Her Cat | Makoto Shinkai
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New bookmark 🐈‍⬛❤️

Jari-chan Love it! 😻 2mo
BookNAround My husband gave me this same one for Christmas. ❤️ 2mo
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DansReadingJournal
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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Mehso-so

I was really looking forward to this book - a soul cleansing read I was told. But unfortunately I found the narrative not so engaging. Not a lot actually happened. The themes of old age, dying, mental health and depression were thought-provoking but there just wasn‘t enough depth for me.

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rachelsbrittain
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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Pickpick

This was a sweet collection of stories about the relationship between cats and their owners from the perspective of both cats and humans. If you're looking for something slow paced and heart warming, this is a great choice.

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RowReads1
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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This slim book of four stories was just what I was in the mood for. Each story is from the point of view of a cat and their human. The stories are all linked through the cats. The illustrations from Rohan Easton fit each story well. 😺

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RowReads1
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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psalva I loved the drawings in this! 1y
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RowReads1
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

“The girls manga magazines we used to take turns reading at school always ended when the girl got herself a boyfriend, but I discovered that‘s not what happens in real life. Even when you have a boyfriend, there are times when you feel terribly lonely, more so then when you didn‘t have one. 🐈”

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shortsarahrose
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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I finally got around to spending the gift card my mom gave me for Christmas 🎄 I think I have a nice variety to fit whatever mood should strike me 📚 #bookhaul

jlhammar Great mix! The Snow Child and Tell Me Everything are both excellent. 1y
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MaleficentBookDragon
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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All the ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s and all the 😭s.
Thanks to #netgalley for the book in exchange for an honest review.
My full review is on #GoodReads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5034957158

Harpy says that you should read this book! 🐈‍⬛

MaleficentBookDragon @SheReadsAndWrites @Gissy I do like the bean bag for the kindle. 1y
SheReadsAndWrites I really want one! 🤓❤️ 1y
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RowReads1
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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I‘ve been good about not buying too many books, so I got myself a gift. I mean I didn‘t get any for Christmas because I asked for clothes because last year I lost a large amount of weight. 🤣

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psalva
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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A cute, heartfelt batch of interconnected short stories based on the animation of the same name. The POV alternates between people and the cats in their lives, which I was wary of. However, it was never too saccharine or cliche for me. In the end, it had a nice message about the ways we are connected as humans without always knowing it.

#catsoflitsy #catliterature

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Bibliomania
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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My first read of 2023 was the perfect start to my book year. A gentle interconnected modern fable, in that beautiful Japanese philosophical style, about cats and their humans and the relationships woven between the two. I loved this.

The author is also the filmmaker of two anime films I really like - Your Name and Weathering With You.

#Japanese #BooksWithCats #Anime

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TheEllieMo
She and Her Cat | Makoto Shinkai
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I contemplated posting a favourite cat meme but in the end went for a photo of one of my girls snuggled up on my Oodie😊❤️

I will take literally any reason to post photos of my cats, to be fair!!🤣🤣🐈‍⬛

#WinterReadathon
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@Andrew65
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Andrew65 Looks cosy 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛ 1y
TheSpineView Awww...❤️🐈 1y
Leftcoastzen Aww!😻 1y
DieAReader 😻😻😻 1y
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booksandsympathy
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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This was a sweet short story collection centering on cats in a neighborhood and their owners. It told stories from the perspective of the humans and the cats. It wasn't long, would've been a really quick read but I got sick with covid and didn't have the energy to read. Glad I have some energy again but my cats won't be happy when I go back to work tomorrow. I wonder if they'll talk to the stray cat that comes onto our balcony & what they'll say.

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TheEllieMo
She and Her Cat | Makoto Shinkai
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The chances of getting my cats to pose at all, let alone with a festive theme, is nil, so just imagine that this is them waiting for Santa!

#WinterReadathonDailyChallenge
#WinterReadathon 20 points
@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

IndoorDame Awww 🥰 I love it when cats hang out in little synchronized forms 1y
Andrew65 🤣 🐈🐈🐈 1y
DieAReader 😼♥️😂 1y
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booksandsympathy
She and Her Cat: Stories | Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
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Started this today. Liking it so far.

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VRM1975
She and Her Cat | Makoto Shinkai
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