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13
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Arikawa, Hiro
4.34
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Oct 02, 2021
Sep 09, 2021
 
12
On Cats
On Cats
Bukowski, Charles
3.74
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Jun 25, 2019
Jan 19, 2019
 
11
The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat (New York Review Books Classics)
The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat
Van Vechten, Carl
3.52
it was ok
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017
 
10
Seven Lives and One Great Love: Memoirs of a Cat
Seven Lives and One Great Love: Memoirs of a Cat
Divani, Lena
3.85
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Apr 28, 2018
May 14, 2016
 
9
Balthus and Cats
Balthus and Cats
Vircondelet, Alain
4.22
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
not set
Feb 01, 2016
 
7
Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics
Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics
Busch, Heather
4.09
it was amazing
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Dec 31, 1999
May 24, 2014
 
6
The Guest Cat
The Guest Cat
Hiraide, Takashi
3.55
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Jun 11, 2014
May 04, 2014
 
5
Blitzcat
Blitzcat
Westall, Robert
3.94
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Jan 02, 2014
Dec 27, 2013
 
4
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology
Paul, Caroline *
3.80
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Jul 22, 2013
Jul 22, 2013
 
3
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
Sōseki, Natsume
3.69
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
not set
Jan 28, 2012
 
2
Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat
Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat
Alexander, Caroline
3.99
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
not set
Nov 07, 2010
 
1
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr
Hoffmann, E.T.A.
3.95
really liked it
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Apr 25, 2015
Nov 03, 2009
 
8
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Murakami, Haruki
4.15
it was amazing
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Nov 2008
Nov 23, 2008
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