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Summary: Clever and Inspired
Review: This book is funny in and of itself; however, if you are familiar with the poems on which these are based, you're in for a special treat. Beard doesn't just substitute words: his premise is that the poets' cats wrote these poems, which makes "She Walks In Booties" or "Abyssinias" even more feline, er, sublime...
Rating:
Summary: Clever and Inspired
Review: This book is funny in and of itself; however, if you are familiar with the poems on which these are based, you're in for a special treat. Beard doesn't just substitute words: his premise is that the poets' cats wrote these poems, which makes "She Walks In Booties" or "Abyssinias" even more feline, er, sublime...
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Summary: Very Cute
Review: This is a very cute book. If you're into poetry and cats and are familiar with the famous poets studied in your English 101 class, then you should get a few giggles out of this little collection. Makes a great gift for the cat lover.
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Summary: Great for both poetry fans and cat fans.
Review: This is an amazingly clever book! Beard takes famous poems and changes them to fit the cat perspective, making a poem that is often and well done as the original famous piece. Not only is this a gem for poetry lovers and fans of satire, but it is also great for cat-lovers: this book speaks well and truly about these wonderful animals.
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Summary: Great for both poetry fans and cat fans.
Review: This is an amazingly clever book! Beard takes famous poems and changes them to fit the cat perspective, making a poem that is often and well done as the original famous piece. Not only is this a gem for poetry lovers and fans of satire, but it is also great for cat-lovers: this book speaks well and truly about these wonderful animals.
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Summary: Hilarious Cat Poetry
Review: This is one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Henry Beard takes famous poems, familar to almost anyone, and changes the words so that they seem to be written from the perspective of a cat. For example, take Poe's raven, which the cat wants to eat. Or, TS Elliot, where the cat measures out his life in cat food tins. Beard manages to keep the cadance of the poems true to the original poetry while changing the words only enough to make for truely hilarious reading. This book is for anyone who has ever enjoyed classic poetry-and loves cats.
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Summary: Hilarious Cat Poetry
Review: This is one of the funniest things I've read in years. Beard, as usual, is masterful in his parody. In this case he takes on great poetry ranging from "Beowulf" to "Xanadu" to "Song of Myself" and and "Howl", not to mention every age and genre in between.Not only is the parody marvellous, but Beard captures the very soul and essence of the cat. (If you read nothing else, read "The End of the Raven") As if that weren't enough, the book has also made me go back and reread many of the original works, most of which I haven't looked at in years, some of which I'd never read. Who knew that "The Emperor of Tuna Fish" would lead me to a deeper appreciation for the original work, "The Emperor of Ice Cream"? If you like poetry, or you like cats, or you like poetry written by cats, read this book.
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Summary: A true classic
Review: This is one of the funniest things I've read in years. Beard, as usual, is masterful in his parody. In this case he takes on great poetry ranging from "Beowulf" to "Xanadu" to "Song of Myself" and and "Howl", not to mention every age and genre in between. Not only is the parody marvellous, but Beard captures the very soul and essence of the cat. (If you read nothing else, read "The End of the Raven") As if that weren't enough, the book has also made me go back and reread many of the original works, most of which I haven't looked at in years, some of which I'd never read. Who knew that "The Emperor of Tuna Fish" would lead me to a deeper appreciation for the original work, "The Emperor of Ice Cream"? If you like poetry, or you like cats, or you like poetry written by cats, read this book.
Rating:
Summary: A true classic
Review: This is one of the funniest things I've read in years. Beard, as usual, is masterful in his parody. In this case he takes on great poetry ranging from "Beowulf" to "Xanadu" to "Song of Myself" and and "Howl", not to mention every age and genre in between. Not only is the parody marvellous, but Beard captures the very soul and essence of the cat. (If you read nothing else, read "The End of the Raven") As if that weren't enough, the book has also made me go back and reread many of the original works, most of which I haven't looked at in years, some of which I'd never read. Who knew that "The Emperor of Tuna Fish" would lead me to a deeper appreciation for the original work, "The Emperor of Ice Cream"? If you like poetry, or you like cats, or you like poetry written by cats, read this book.
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