Cat's Crossing

By Bill Cameron and Cameron Bill

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679311688
• ISBN13: 9780679311683
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.1" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

Hillarious and Captivating, If You Like Satire

As someone who loved this book (I've read it twice, and the first time I read it all in one night) I feel I have to defend it. The first reviewer is right when she (?) says she was not in the "right frame of mind" when she read this book. Sadly this book may be misinterpreted by cat lovers as "the wacky adventures of a gosh-darned cute cat!" This could not be further from the truth. Jones the cat in Cat's Crossing is a REAL cat, not a Disney one -- pure animal instinct.I'm going to address some of the points the previous reviewer made:"But seriously, am I supposed to BELIEVE this story?"You're onto something here. This is a SATIRE, and a dark one too."Firstly, this cat (Jones)... he thinks like a person. Feline Anthropomorphism has escaped and is running amok!"I have to disagree. I think the author, as I said above, is capturing a cat's natural instincts. Cats are stealthy killers, and clever when they hunt."Secondly, this unnamed city is supposed to have a population of three million people... but from the co-incidental wanderings of this cat... you would swear that this city could not possibly contain more than twenty or thirty homes. I mean, the cat goes straight to places where this person knows that person who is related to that other person etc., etc."You'll have to use your suspention of disbelief, as you have to in many great books. The extreme coincidences that occur here are part of what makes the book so fun to read. If the cat was just wandering from random house to random house with no order, the book would be quite pointless and boring.My take: for those who enjoy their satire, this book will be quite a fun, enjoyable read. This is definitely black comedy, all the way. That's not to say there aren't moments of great sensitivity intertwined with the cruelty. If you're the type who laughs at the Jerry Springer Show, you'll enjoy this book, because it's basically a much more intelligent version. The author satirizes our society (esp. the media and the rich) by showing it almost completely dissolving into chaos over the actions of one cat, and a city of low-lifes chasing after it. Surely a book featuring a murderous television reporter and gangs of dogs, poisoned by tainted drinking water, forming rabid, killer hunting packs is not meant to be taken at face value.For those of you with a dark sense of humour: I guarantee you'll love this book!