![]() The experience can be odd to read at first, but for me, I found it very Zen. Instead, it asks the reader to exist in transient moments, and in doing so, allows readers to consume the storymore as a stream of consciousness. She and Her Cat doesn’t try to tell a whole story from beginning to end. ![]() One particular highlight is Mimi, the bashful but feisty stray, who forms a bond with an aspiring painter. The cats are definitely the stand-out characters here. While I thought this might be a sad read to begin with, the presence of the cats in each story brings hope and comfort. While reading this book, I felt as if I could be any one of the women at the centre ofthe story, each of them battling familiar issues of loneliness, mental illness and grief. ![]() In classic Japanese style, it evokes a slice-of-life feeling. ![]() She and Her Cat is a collection of Japanese short stories centred around the power of connection one can have with their pets. ![]()
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