Amber here again *waves paw excitedly* and I must say it's truly delightful to have your company today while we do the literary kitty thing. Mew know how cats and books go hand in hand, much like cookies & cream, rhubarb & custard, nip & nip and soft bed & sun-puddles, well today I think I've found a delightfully funny novel to share after trawling the library shelves, it's one of my favourite cat books and by one of my favourite authors too.
Today I have the purrleasure in sharing with mew
[Image - Ambers Purrsonal Copy]
The Unadulterated Cat
by
Terry Pratchett
& illustrated by Gray Jolliffe
Now I'm sure many of mew will have read this highly entertaining book, but I feel that I have to share it because it's a Kitty-Lit-Classic. Mostly hilarious, with how to spot a 'real cat', naming your cat, types of cat [appurrently 11], and common cat games to name just a few cat-egories.
This is not a 'cat user guide' or a 'how to care fur your cat' book - it is a funny, keenly observed, well written book about REAL CATS!
The P.A. roared with laughter many times as she read my copy and actually made footnotes, yes mew heard me - FOOTNOTES in the margins, as she said, "I need to make comparison charts!"
Anyhoo, I digress, this is a really comical book and at 160 pages long with amewsing illustrations, [as far as I know there is no audio version] mew can easily read it on your commute [then again mew may get odd looks from strangers when mew can't stop laughing - DO NOT READ while commuting - READ IN PRIVATE] or while chilling in a sun-puddle.
I can't recommend this enough if mew love cats!
The Amber Biblio Rating System:
Ratings of The Unadulterated Cat
Humour/Comedy
Laugh Out Loud Moments
Illustrations
Offurall Enjoyment
All I can say is, read it, laugh loud and enjoy!
And if any of mew well-read kitties have experienced the joy of this novel, let me know your thoughts...
Thanks so much fur joining me today and I'll be back next week with another supurr piece of kitty-lit, until then from my purrsonal library...
This sounds like a really awesome book!
ReplyDeleteSummer mew must try it sometime! purrs Amber xx
DeleteThat book sounds amewsing and awesome, Miss Amber. Thank you for sharing about it with us! :)
ReplyDeleteMew are furry welcome guys! purrs Amber xx
Deleteamber.....we haz knot red this book two de food servizz gurl but we will
ReplyDeleteput it on de wish list....thanx for de grate ree view..we all ways N joy
a comedee round heer ...hope all iz verree well with everee one ♥♥♥♥♥
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Hi Tabbies, I'm sure mew'll really enjoy this :D and yes, effurything is furry well here, thank mew so much fur asking! purrs Amber xx
DeleteI just put this book on my goodreads list. I am jealous of that library.
ReplyDeleteGuys, mew can come to my library any-time at all, I'll get some extra cushions ready! purrs Amber xx
DeleteSounds like an awesome book, one I need to check out! Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, I'm sure mew'll really like it! purrs Amber xx
DeleteAnother great book! Thanks for telling us about it.
ReplyDeleteAny-time Island Cats! purrs Amber xx
DeleteAnd we thought our pawppy had a huge library, MOL!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a truly fun book, Amber, thanks for telling us about it!
Oh mew've got a library too, oh mew must do a post about it! purrs Amber xx
DeleteWell...um...he just has lots of messy shelves filled to ovfur-flowing with technical books about his job, some theology books and some books about all the confuser junk he does...and a few biographies and just a few general reading. Its his office, but library is just meowmy being polite...MOL!
DeleteOh, and lots of meowmy's extra cookbooks, and her gardening books...to help her black thumbs...MOL!
DeleteIf it's a pile of books, it's a library! MOL Mew should have seen mine before I got the P.A. to convert the shed!!!! MOL MOL
DeleteWe think its just a library wanna be!!
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