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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read!
Review: "The Cat Who Came For Christmas" is the best book I have ever read. I am a cat person, and I have two cats. Cleveland Amory wrote a book that I can really relate to. Polar Bear (The cat) is extremely intresting to read about. I accidently stumbled upon this book at the library, and I decided to see if it was any good. When I learned that, yes, it was extremely good, I rushed right back to the library to get the rest of the trilogy! This is one book you don't want to miss!
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read!
Review: "The Cat Who Came For Christmas" is the best book I have ever read. I am a cat person, and I have two cats. Cleveland Amory wrote a book that I can really relate to. Polar Bear (The cat) is extremely intresting to read about. I accidently stumbled upon this book at the library, and I decided to see if it was any good. When I learned that, yes, it was extremely good, I rushed right back to the library to get the rest of the trilogy! This is one book you don't want to miss!
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Summary: Reading this book is like ...
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being stuck in an elevator with someone who won't stop talking about their cat!Don't get me wrong. I have two cats and I like cats, but why would anyone want to read a 15-page description of how someone else named their cat? I gave the book two stars only because it is such a fascinating and shining example of anthropomorphism run amok. In that sense it's more of a study of human behavior than of cat behavior and should probably be required reading in some college psychology classes. : )
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Summary: An absolute delight
Review: As someone who is also proudly owned by a white cat with a strong personality, I was prepared to like this book even before I picked it up. But I wasn't prepared for the way Amory whisks you into his and Polar Bear's world, making this wonderful cat come alive before your eyes.I only wish that some literary characters were as well-crafted as Polar Bear's. The book is a treat and a must-read for all animal lovers.
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Summary: This touching book should make everyone want to own a cat!
Review: Cat lovers all over the world are bound to cherish this book as one of their favorites. The story of Polar Bear is not only about the amazing relationships between cats and their people, but about the love that they share. I laughed, I smiled, I couldn't put the book down!
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Summary: Beautiful
Review: I absolutely adore this wonderful book. I have always been a softie for cats in need. I grew up in a family that rescued dozens of abused and/or homeless cats. This book made me laugh and cry. It brought back a lot of memories. I think I will go hug my kitties now
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Summary: This book made me want a cat so badly, I now have one!
Review: I admit it, I read the book early in December, and by Dec. 21st, acquired Strongheart..the most wonderful cat in the world, except for maybe Polar Bear. I was so pleased with the book, I called Mr. Amory and visited the Fund for Animals in NY. He is as charming as his books. He helped save the Sea Otters by painting them near the North Pole, and has done wonderful things for animals. Share this book with children. It makes a wonderful holiday read! Linda Schiller-Hanna
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Summary: ~very, very funny book~
Review: i found this book in the back of my closet when i was about 10 years old and when i first read it, i thought some parts were funny but i didn't understand most of the humor or vocabulary. i just picked it up again this past year and its now my favourite book. it goes through some history about animals,(not just cats) some literature, lots of quotes and some of Amory's own history. the humor is cynical and hilarious, ranging from pill-ing cats to california to diets to relations between him, his cat and his friends (pobre Oso Polar)
this book is one of my all time favourites and even though i have reread it many times, excerpts i have memorized still make me laugh.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which was no surprise because I LOVE cats, and happen to have FOUR of them who own me! At the time I read this book, a couple of years ago, I only had two cats. Since then, I have rescued some strays. I kept one of the mother cats I found & one of her kittens (the others went to good homes, too!) Electra , the mother cat was so afraid of people when I first found her, she had to be trapped because there was no other way to get close to her. When I first brought her home, I did not see her for at least two weeks, till she decided to stick her head out from under the bed, or the closet, or wherever she happened to be hiding! Since then, about a year has passed, and she has turned out to be the most friendly, loving cat you could ever ask for. She is constantly by my side, and I love her so much. I am reminded of this book I read, and the relationship that developed between the author and his stray cat. Stray cats are very special, and once you save them, the bond is very strong. It's like they KNOW you are the one who saved them, and they love you for it. Excellent reading! for cat lovers especially. Couldn't put the book down.
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Summary: Didn't like it
Review: I will have to say that I thought this book was terrible. Since I love cats I thought this would be a great read. First of all, there are lot of words that I didn't understand, and I didn't particularly like his style of writing. Second of all, the author would babble too much. I wanted to read more about Polar Bear the cat, but instead Amory would keep going off subject and it would go on and on. Like about the views of vets (which not only wouldn't end but I found particuliarly boring) and the turture cats have indured through the years. Now, I am the biggest cat lover there is, so, with that, I don't want to hear how scientists and people like that have tortured cats and even kittens so they could study them and/or see what they would do! It was aweful, like about the part when a cat was left on a rock in the middle of a stream, or something of that sort, on purpose to starve. And another where a scientist put some kind of devices on kittens that were born so that they would get an electric shock whenever any of them got too close to the mother! The scientist wanted to see how the mother would react. She could never nurse her babies or be with them in any way, and would get worried and frusterated but the kittens were so persistant that she finally would swap at them to show them not to come near her so they wouldn't get hurt. This went on for weeks. Is it just me, but what kind of cat lover wants to hear about cats being tortured?? I was appalled that Amory would write about these stories, especially when most of his audience are lovers of cats. There were many more, too. That was my biggest problem. I couldn't finish this book. Since it seems to have gotten many good reviews so far, you may want to try this one but I didn't like it.
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