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New Review: City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer
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New Review: The Cat and the City by Nick Bradley
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letslearntogether's avatar letslearntogether 5 years ago

What a lovely review! Thank you for sharing. The Japanese culture has such an enigmatic relationship to cats, from the mythology behind the "maneki-neko" or ('beckoning cat') statues, to "Tashirojima", the place informally known as 'Cat Island'. I also can't help but wonder if "The Cat and the City" is influenced by Natsume Soseki's famous "I Am a Cat" novel to some extent. In general, it sounds fascinating!

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readingproject's avatar readingproject 5 years ago

Victoria, who wrote the review, talked to me about the place of cats in Japanese culture, which is why she included the cat cafe in the sidebar. I know very little about Japanese literature, so I can't comment on Soseki, but I'll forward your comment on to Victoria when I see her next. Thanks!

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No new reviews today, but if you visit our About/Blog page you can view a photo gallery of us finishing the Reading Project Street Library over the weekend!
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Thanks for following our website. While your site hasn’t gone far yet, your tags suggest it might be interesting to watch. All the best!
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meersalz's avatar meersalz 5 years ago

Oi! Land-dwellers on the horizon! All that aside, thank you so much for the encouragement, tho'! I'll do my best to put up somethin' worth reading.

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New Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
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