The Cat Who Saved Books

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Foreign Languages

Sosuke Natsukawa (author), Louise Heal Kawai (translator)

Paperback Published on: 29/09/2022

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Meh!

This book tried too hard to please, which put me off. Thankfully I am in a minority seeing all the positive reviews.

Kurde @Horsham

A sweet, quick read. Lovely light fantasy!

What splendidly beautiful book!

Jodie - Plymouth Drake Circus

The power of reading captured in 200 pages

So cute, so lovely! Very gentle, and charming, it offers a beautiful outlook on grief, but also on the power of reading, and the power of the people you lo... READ MORE

Millie Slingsby

good for the soul

Sosuke Natsukawa's The Cat Who Saved Books is a little novel at only 220 pages, but it has a LOT of heart. After the death of his grandfather, Rintaro Nats... READ MORE

Rhea | Barnstaple

Synopsis

Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookshop he inherited from his beloved grandfather. Then, a talking cat named Tiger appears with an unusual request. The cat needs Rintaro's help to save books that have been imprisoned, destroyed and unloved.

Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different labyrinths to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who locks up his books, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publisher who only wants to sell books like disposable products. Then, finally, there is a mission that Rintaro must complete alone...

An enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai, is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper.

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529081480
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 175g
Dimensions: 197 x 132 x 19 mm

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A child-like adventure, of sorts.

With its blend of philosophy, fantasy, literary references, and romance, this short book packs a lot in. It is a pleasant enough read, but it I found it to... READ MORE

Caz Stevens

Amazing!

This was a lovely easy to read book. It has a good story and I enjoyed every page!

Grace Andrews

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