Life On A B-I7

Day #332

The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

I’m often teased for “exaggerating.” For example, I will occasionally say something like, “That is the best pork chop I have ever eaten.” It may actually be the best one, but it doesn’t sound good to people that don’t know you when you make those sorts of statements. So rather than tell you that “The Traveling Cat Chronicles” is the best book I have ever read, let me just say, it is the best cat book I have ever read…

I don’t say that lightly. Why would I say that in any case, especially in light of that fact that I am know to exaggerate somewhat? I offer as evidence, the idea that a book that moves you emotionally is possibly the best standard you can use by which to make that call. That said, a book that makes you cry has probably has done a pretty good job in that regard.

It could be that as we get older, we become more emotional. Perhaps, I don’t know. I like to think the special bond between the main character in the story and his cat is a reflection of bond that I have with my cat. That is probably the most logical reason why I felt so moved by the story. Towards the end of the book, I could not read even a few pages without crying. I set it down several times to gather my composure. That doesn’t happen very often. Less than often actually.

The book is a keeper.