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The Travelling Cat Chronicles
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bookshelves: japanese-cat-books, translated-books, want-physical-copy, audiobooks, favourites
Jan 10, 2022
bookshelves: japanese-cat-books, translated-books, want-physical-copy, audiobooks, favourites
Read 2 times. Last read February 17, 2022 to March 11, 2022.
A new favourite. 1000/10
The Travelling Cat Chronicles（旅猫リポート, lit. "Travelling Cat Report"）is a Japanese book following the story of Miyawaki Satoru, a bachelor living in Tokyo, through the eyes of a cat he takes in from the street and names Nana (七）. One day, after years of living happily together, Satoru decides to take Nana on a road trip across Japan, meeting up with old friends from his childhood and adolescent years and asking each of them if they can adopt Nana from him as Satoru, for unavoidable and unforeseen reasons, can no longer keep Nana with him. Each friend has a different set of memories to recollect with Satoru, which each carries a nostalgic yet refreshing weight.
I read this book to my cat and, don't ask me how, but I am certain that she liked it as much as I did. Nana is a great narrator with lots of personality and the memories Satoru recollects with his friends are written with great sensitivity and attention to detail. I don't usually cry when reading but, by the end, I was crying enough happy and sad tears at the same time that I had to pause because I couldn't see. I didn't feel bad afterwards, though! I'm not sure how to describe the feeling I had after reading this other than a deep-seated contentment and a new perspective on the little things in life.
Definitely recommend! Absolute must-read if you like cats! ^.w.^
Added after 2nd read
I forgot to add this sooner but I highly recommend the Random House audiobook read by George Blagden. I thought his voice acting was perfect for Nana!!
The Travelling Cat Chronicles（旅猫リポート, lit. "Travelling Cat Report"）is a Japanese book following the story of Miyawaki Satoru, a bachelor living in Tokyo, through the eyes of a cat he takes in from the street and names Nana (七）. One day, after years of living happily together, Satoru decides to take Nana on a road trip across Japan, meeting up with old friends from his childhood and adolescent years and asking each of them if they can adopt Nana from him as Satoru, for unavoidable and unforeseen reasons, can no longer keep Nana with him. Each friend has a different set of memories to recollect with Satoru, which each carries a nostalgic yet refreshing weight.
I read this book to my cat and, don't ask me how, but I am certain that she liked it as much as I did. Nana is a great narrator with lots of personality and the memories Satoru recollects with his friends are written with great sensitivity and attention to detail. I don't usually cry when reading but, by the end, I was crying enough happy and sad tears at the same time that I had to pause because I couldn't see. I didn't feel bad afterwards, though! I'm not sure how to describe the feeling I had after reading this other than a deep-seated contentment and a new perspective on the little things in life.
Definitely recommend! Absolute must-read if you like cats! ^.w.^
Added after 2nd read
I forgot to add this sooner but I highly recommend the Random House audiobook read by George Blagden. I thought his voice acting was perfect for Nana!!
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Reading Progress
September, 2021
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Started Reading
October, 2021
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Finished Reading
January 10, 2022
– Shelved
February 17, 2022
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Started Reading
February 17, 2022
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19.0%
"Listening to the audiobook this time. I love that the narrator they chose has a British accent!! Only gripe is that he pronounces the names a bit wrong (e.g. Satoru -> Sa-TOR-oo, Kousuke -> Koss-kay) but I got used to it quite quickly.
Didn't mean to start reading this when I'm already reading so many other books but my library hold came through sooner than I thought haha"
Didn't mean to start reading this when I'm already reading so many other books but my library hold came through sooner than I thought haha"
February 27, 2022
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45.0%
"Ahh I forgot how much I loved Satoru's friendship with Yoshimine. All I remembered of Yoshimine from the first read was the way he picked up Nana by the scruff of his neck lol
Their friendship was actually really cute!! When they try to sneak out during the school trip!! I also really like how Yoshimine's family situation is handled and his relationship with his grandmother. It feels really believeable."
Their friendship was actually really cute!! When they try to sneak out during the school trip!! I also really like how Yoshimine's family situation is handled and his relationship with his grandmother. It feels really believeable."
March 9, 2022
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61.0%
March 10, 2022
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70.0%
"The narrator of the audiobook is really good!
Ah just listened to the scene in the pampas grass... Gets me every time!"
Ah just listened to the scene in the pampas grass... Gets me every time!"
March 11, 2022
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Finished Reading
December 27, 2022
– Shelved as:
japanese-cat-books
December 27, 2022
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translated-books
January 24, 2023
– Shelved as:
want-physical-copy
February 13, 2023
– Shelved as:
audiobooks
July 13, 2023
– Shelved as:
favourites
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Jan 10, 2022 10:59PM
I'm so happy you loved this book! We need to hunt for all the Japanese cat books!
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