I
received an ARC [Advanced Reader’s Copy] of this book from the publisher
through a GoodReads giveaway; and the following is my honest opinion.
My
dear OH and I are cat lovers and have at least one cat for over 20 years. And no matter what you might think you might
out, as the author of this book found out, a cat adopts/owns you and not the
other way around.
Shortly
after the author and his wife return from a trip to Namibia in Africa a small
kitten appeared at their bedroom window. The kitten kept on appearing in their
garden before Mr. Uddenberg realized it must have been spending the nights in
the shed he had, sleeping curled up on his gloves. After returning home from a
two-week trip to Stockholm he figure it would no longer be there, and would
have gone back home. However it was still there, and began to increasingly
endearing itself to the author.
Once
he allowed it to enter their home, he began to use his experience as a
psychologist to analyze its behavior. The author never had a pet, and didn’t
expect to have one now, but he did. The author wrote this book to show how
their relationship grew and both developed a need/respect/understanding for
each other. This is endearing book for anyone who loves the relationship they
share with their own cats/dogs.
When
we adopted another cat when our second cat had died, we were taken into one of
the rooms the shelter had their cats in and while there were several beautiful
young cats there, one in particular came over to me and gave me head-butts on
my hand demanding my attention to rub it and to take it home.
In reading/reviewing the ARC copy of
this book several things had to be kept in mind. First and foremost is the fact
that it’s an UNCORRECTED proof copy of the book; meaning errors might be found
throughout the book. Furthermore, since this book is the English translation
from the original Swedish, errors might be found regarding the translation as
well. When I looked at the preview pages of the German translation of this
book, I read the first paragraph, and given the knowledge I still have from my
college days, I found it to be more of what the English translation should look
like.
There’s been no change in the
preview pages for this book from what I have in my ADVANCED UNCORRECTED PROOF copy
so I’ve got to wonder if the necessary changes have been made, which leaves me
to give this book 3 STARS. However, I love the endearing story which has been
presented here I would like to give it 5 STARS. In the end, given the quandary which
has presented itself here, I’m giving this book 4 STARS.
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