Tuttle Classics: I Am a Cat (Paperback)

from azfad

Diverting and witty - this book is a kind of Japanese 'Diary of a Nobody', but angrier. Worth reading.

from rmagahiz

This book was written in installments to be published in a periodical, and because of this is nearly plotless, focusing mostly on the personal foibles of a group of middle-class members of society. Beyond a bit at the beginning and at the end and a few very brief interludes the author rarely allu...

from DRFP

An intially difficult book to get into; but once you sync into its zone it's a very fun book. When the Cat talks about his routines and such it's not SO interesting, as the best parts are the long conversations with Sneeze, Waverhouse, Coldmoon, and co.. Well worth taking your time with.

from HadriantheBlind

Read on the airplane.A humorous and very feline book. One of the quirks of translation is that the word 'I' in the title refers to a word which in Japanese is reserved for nobility - such is the nature of cats.It's long and meandering, a bit dull at times - but the tone is distinctive, and remain...

from mbmackay

This is a quirky, fun book to read. Written in the first person voice of a stray cat, it tells of the life of a poor English teacher in early 20th century Japan. The teacher has a collection of intellectual friends and the cat observes their foibles and fancies. Apparently enduringly popular in J...