Shila's Reviews > Cats & Books

As a pastime, I have taken to observing the mannerisms of cats. I now find them to be interesting. It hasn’t always been that way. They used to creep me out. I couldn’t stand the climbing and scratching and neediness. Now, I am able to sit with them and touch them 😅 . They are mostly pleasant to keep around outside of having to attend to the litter box twice a day. I prefer the short-haired ones. Cats are also very utilitarian if you need to keep mice at bay and I suggest that if you have someone who is in need of touch, like an elderly person or just someone who is lacking, they get a cat to temporarily assist with this. Understand that an animal is not a substitute for a human, but they can assist with companionship in times of need. Hmmm. For a while, at least.

In the case of this book, I do like looking at cats and of course, I am an avid reader, so the theme behind this book works for me. I didn’t read every description of every cat because I don’t need to know all that information about an animal. 😹 However, I understand that each cat is different and it takes some patience to adapt and coexist in a habitat (a home) with them. That’s all.

I looked closely at some of the titles of the books pictured in this book. I may acquire a few. The last cat I had enjoyed laying against my stacks of books. Perhaps cats do have some attraction to books. There are a few cats from Africa in the book. I wondered what specific countries. The publisher and editors didn’t specify. They just noted “Africa.” Africa has 55 countries. It would have been nice to know which ones. Somehow, that would have been cool. That’s really all 😂 .