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Jane On Her Own (Catwings) by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Jane On Her Own (Catwings)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Series: Catwings (Book 4)

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I should note that I've reviewed all four Catwings books in the same post.

Basic Reason for Beginning: Well… My introduction to Le Guin was The Beginning Place, which is not the best book to start with. I liked the prose style, but not so much the story. When I saw she’d written stories about cats with wings, aimed at children… Suffice to say that I thought “Bingo! Perfect way to get a more enjoyable introduction to Le Guin’s works.”
Basic Reason for Finishing: I went SQUEE a lot in the half hour it took to read the lot of these.
Texture: Uhm… Well… I was quite busy going squee. Beyond that it feels a little like a warm blanket that’s comfortable in some spots and a little scruffy in others, I suppose best described it.

Full review here.

Rereadability: Oh, very high. Not because there are countless things more to get from the story — which I’m sure there might be for readers more inclined to read for that — but because of the sheer loveliness of the books.
Recommendation: I’d recommend these to anyone who loves cats, winged creatures, or Le Guin and to anyone who has children or is still a child at heart. They are utterly lovely books. ( )
  Shanra | Aug 6, 2008 |
Jane finds life too peaceful and uneventful, so she goes in search of adventure. Instead of adventure, she finds loneliness, and even when she makes a friend in the big city, he uses her for profit. Finally she escapes and finds her mother, who she lives with in the city (making occational visits to her siblings in the country). ( )
  t1bclasslibrary | May 13, 2007 |
"Being different is difficult," Thelma said. "And sometimes very dangerous."

The Library of Congress summary: When Jane, a cat with wings, leaves the safety of her farm to explore the world, she falls into the hands of a man who keeps her prisoner and exploits her for money.

I love this Catwings book even more than the first one. The first one is very sweet and the illustrations are delightful, but this story is better than the first. Jane is a little more spicy than her older brothers and sisters from the first book. She is raring to go out on her own and see the world. They know what's out there and try to warn her, but she is stubborn and is determined to do her own thing.

There are consequences to her action, but fear not! She manages to come through in the end. ( )
  lweddle | Jan 9, 2007 |
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It was a warm afternoon, and the six cats of Overhill Farm were lying about the barnyard, snoozing and talking, yawning at butterflies, purring in the sun.
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