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Summary: A nice book for "CATS" fans.
Review: I am not a poetry fan and therefore my purchases of poetry books are few and far between. I purchased this after seeing the musical "CATS" and wanted to know the origin of the "CATS" story. This book is that origin and I enjoyed it for that reason. If you haven't seen or didn't like "CATS", you probably won't like this.
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Summary: The naming of cats is a difficult matter...
Review: I first became aware of this book through the musical, and it made me appreciate the characters in a whole new way. Each cat is described in his or her own poem. T.S. Eliot is a master of words and the illustrations are delightful. Any cat lover will be captivated by this delightful little book of poetry.
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Summary: Musical? What musical?
Review: I haven't seen it, don't plan to. I bought this book just as a collection of cat poetry by a well-know author, and was not disappointed. As a cat lover who is really not into poetry, I was looking to see how well the writer knows his subject, and he does. He has created a cast of characters worthy of any alley or basement. My personal favorite has to be Jennyanydots, who lounges all day, but spends her nights cooking for the mice and teaching them music and crocheting.
Reviewed by Kathie Freeman, author of Catwalk.
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Summary: Cats, cats, cats!!!
Review: I love this book. T.S. Eliot is known to have said that he liked certain cats more than certain people ( a view that I thoroughly understand), and in this charming collection of poems he shows us why:) All cats are neither good nor bad, what matters is that they are CATS, which means a special attitude to the world ...
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Summary: what was he thinking
Review: I'm not quite sure what Eliot was thinking when he wrote this particular set of verse, and coming from such a 'serious' poet as he was. I suppose that regardless of the quality of the poetry, it is still important to read because Eliot himself is important in the canon. But I have to wonder. It gets rather sing songy at times and there doesn't seem to be much technical mastery to the poem. And I hated the subject matter.
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Summary: Give your kids a high-modernist instead of Dr. Seuss!
Review: If are a lover of cats, or have enjoyed the musical "Cats", or appreciate masterful poetry, or even a student of modernism, you will fall for "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S Eliot ("The Wasteland" "The Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock"). However, I especially recommend this book to parents who read to their children. Imagine an older and more conservative grand-master poet focusing his skills in rhythm, rhyme and content into a book of lyrics suitable for 5-year-olds. What you get is a book that not only has the sonority and imagination, combined with an appealing subject matter ( a diverse group of antropomorphized cats), for the children, but also is dense enough to be enjoyable repeated reading for the parent (Who of you still gets turned on by "Green Eggs and Ham"?), and challenging stimulation for the child. If you have a son or daughter who loves cats,this book is a must buy!
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Summary: Give your kids a high-modernist instead of Dr. Seuss!
Review: If are a lover of cats, or have enjoyed the musical "Cats", or appreciate masterful poetry, or even a student of modernism, you will fall for "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S Eliot ("The Wasteland" "The Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock"). However, I especially recommend this book to parents who read to their children. Imagine an older and more conservative grand-master poet focusing his skills in rhythm, rhyme and content into a book of lyrics suitable for 5-year-olds. What you get is a book that not only has the sonority and imagination, combined with an appealing subject matter ( a diverse group of antropomorphized cats), for the children, but also is dense enough to be enjoyable repeated reading for the parent (Who of you still gets turned on by "Green Eggs and Ham"?), and challenging stimulation for the child. If you have a son or daughter who loves cats,this book is a must buy!
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Summary: I love the musical and the book!
Review: If you like CATS, cats, poetry or reading this is the book for you. You will fall in love with the witty rhymes,simple illustrations, and lovable characters. I've never heard such clever rhymes in either Shakespeare or Dr.Seuss. I love the musical and the book!Even my mother loves this book!
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Summary: THE book
Review: If you like the CATS musical, like me. And watch it as much as possible, like me. Then you will like this book. Helps you understand the characters a bit more than in the play.
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Summary: Excellent book!!!!!!
Review: If you liked "CATS" then you will really dig this book. It's a good intro. into T.S. Eliot and great for kidos. I really love it and the poems really capture cats and they're really cute. So buy this book cause it's really spiffy :) The only thing it's missing if you compare it to the play is "Memory" the song. But it's still worth it to get it! :)
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