The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles

A princípio, adquiri o ebook por pura simpatia -- afinal, a personagem principal é uma gata vivendo num Japão Medieval. Não dá pra uma história ser mais atraente que isso. E que conto maravilhoso!

Small Cat (a gatinha principal) é muito cativante, e você realmente cria muita empatia por ela em sua jornada. Bate uma angústia no peito quando coisas ruins acontecem com ela, e o livro tem um bom ritmo de aventura "na estrada". O fato de ser um conto e não um romance/novela é um ponto positivo também: a autora não te deixa ficar entediada. Os capítulos são curtos e objetivos, algo que aprecio bastante.

Apesar da nossa gata protagonista ser inicialmente chamada de Small Cat, fica bem claro, depois do segundo capítulo, que o show more título do livro é na verdade seu verdadeiro nome no seu fudoki (o conjunto de histórias que formam e unem um grupo de gatos numa "sociedade"). Levei alguns capítulos também para entender que a "mensagem" do livro era exatamente sobre o significado do fudoki, e ao passo que compreendo e aprecio isso, também me parece algo óbvio e "lugar-comum", então não foi algo que me inspirou muito.

Contudo, Small Cat e sua jornada para encontrar seu lugar no mundo e compartilhar o seu fudoki com outros gatos é muito cativante. Vale a pena a lida! É uma leitura rápida e fácil que não requer um nível muito avançado de inglês. show less

Such a wonderful moving story. Set in Japan only shortly after cats were first introduced there, the narrative follows Small Cat. She's grown up as part of a peaceful cat colony in Tokyo, on the grounds of an abandoned old house, where she's been immersed in their fudoki, the stories about their ancestors and forebears in the colony. One day they're struck by an earthquake, followed by a fire, and the colony is destroyed. Small Cat sets out on an epic journey across Japan, trying to find other cats with whom she will belong. With the importance it places on telling stories about our pasts and those who came before us, I found this story incredibly touching, and Small Cat's adventures are suspenseful enough, as well. I feel like this show more would be a good story book to read to children, despite it not being specifically a children's story. Being short and freely available on Tor.com, I feel like there's no good reason for anyone not to read this. show less

Well, in the space of a few hours I just read two stories by the same author. If I'd read the Ponies one first I'd never have tried anything else by this author and gone out of my way to ignore everything they've ever done in their writing career. Instead I read the cat one first, this one here.

I'm somewhat unable to spend money at the moment for various reasons. This short story was so interesting and good I almost just blindly bought some ebook novel or short story collection to continue reading this author. I suppose I should be thankful that other story was on Tor.com, for free.

This story follows the point of view of a kitty, something of a coming of age story for cats. The kitty lived in a great walled garden like setting with show more many relatives and a ruined building. Everything was fun and games. Then a fire rages through Tokyo. Confused and hurting the kitty begins a journey to try to find where a relatively distant relative came from. And so heads "North".

She, the kitty, travels along a particular road that goes north, sometimes needing to dodge humans who have no idea what a cat is and think she is a demon, while sometimes finding friendly humans.

I wouldn't have written this much if not for reading Ponies after reading this story, and while that got me to write something, it is also distracting me from going any deeper in a review of this story.

Ok, I will add this: Despite everything I've said, reading a five star story, then a one star story by the same author within a short period of time, the five star story is just that good that I'll probably attempt something else by this author.

Oh, and I suppose I should note that there wasn't anything particularly bad with the writing or anything on that level with the Ponies story. I just disliked the story. show less

Oh I loved this so much!!

I'm owned by five cats so obviously, cats are incredibly important to me and I loved this story about a young cat making her way in the world and finding how to tell her own story. The writing is wonderful, the characters are well-drawn, and the cat herself is a precious and brave character. You can't help but root for her to find her own home and her own voice.

Definitely recommend, especially to cat lovers!

Well, in the space of a few hours I just read two stories by the same author. If I'd read the Ponies one first I'd never have tried anything else by this author and gone out of my way to ignore everything they've ever done in their writing career. Instead I read the cat one first, this one here.

I'm somewhat unable to spend money at the moment for various reasons. This short story was so interesting and good I almost just blindly bought some ebook novel or short story collection to continue reading this author. I suppose I should be thankful that other story, Ponies, was on Tor.com for free.

This story follows the point of view of a kitty, something of a coming of age story for cats. The kitty lived in a great walled garden like setting show more with many relatives and a ruined building. Everything was fun and games. Then a fire rages through Tokyo. Confused and hurting the kitty begins a journey to try to find where a relatively distant relative came from. And so heads "North".

She, the kitty, travels along a particular road that goes north, sometimes needing to dodge humans who have no idea what a cat is and think she is a demon, while sometimes finding friendly humans.

I wouldn't have written this much if not for reading Ponies after reading this story, and while that got me to write something, it is also distracting me from going any deeper in a review of this story.

Ok, I will add this: Despite everything I've said, reading a five star story, then a one star story by the same author within a short period of time, the five star story is just that good that I'll probably attempt something else by this author.

Oh, and I suppose I should note that there wasn't anything particularly bad with the writing or anything on that level with the Ponies story. I just disliked the story. show less

After and earthquake and fire a young cat walks to the northern end of Japan. Not painful for an animal story, but that's it.

This proved to be a surprisingly charming short story. The artwork was positively gorgeous, and the writing quite flowery. It bordered on being a bit too poetic, but reeled itself in before it became overdone. Altogether a touching tale.