Reviews for The Cat Who Went to Paris

The average rating for The Cat Who Went to Paris based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-10-29 00:00:00 Jordan Damiani "The Cat Who Went to Paris" is the 1st book of a trilogy. I have read all 3 books, recently finishing the last one. What can I say? I loved all 3 books, each in its own way. This trilogy is not only a story about a remarkable cat. It is more than that. It is a humorous memoir, which will make you laugh (and sometimes cry). It is also a very entertaining travelogue, telling about interesting places with great food and wine, places the average person rarely gets to visit and usually just dreams about. First and foremost, however, this trilogy is a love story, no not between a man and a woman, but between a man and his cat. It is a love story so big that Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" has trouble to compete with it. "The Cat Who Went to Paris" tells about how the author, a young bachelor, who shied away from any commitment, for whom the word "love" was, more or less, equivalent with the word "sex", and who clearly disliked cats, came to be the dedicated and loving owner of a cat, or rather the dedicated and loving human, owned by a cat. The tiny handful of a kitten his, then, girlfriend presented him with was a love at first sight and raised all fatherly instincts that had been sleeping in the depth of the author's soul. As much as I loved this book, it, at times, made my hair stand up straight. Only a man (or should I say a bachelor without female supervision :-)) could get the idea to leave his cat by a hotel swimming pool while teaching a workshop, or let his cat out of a hotel room window to venture over the roofs of Paris. And only a man would feed his cat (not solely, yet on a regular basis), whatever he himself is eating, be it gourmet food including such things as champagne sauce, be it ordinary pizza, or be it chocolate ice cream. Men! I had only intended to read one light read (in between historical non-fiction, which I mainly read), yet after finishing "The Cat Who Went to Paris", I just had to read book 2, even though I was afraid that the sequel might be disappointing, as sequels quite often are. Surprisingly, I found book 2, "A Cat Abroad", even more enticing than book 1, a bit less cat and more travelogue through the south of France, northern Italy, Sicily, and some of Spain. Anyone interested in historic places and different cultures (including their food and wine) will enjoy this book, no matter whether or not he or she is a particular cat lover. (However, I'll bet that most readers will, by this time, have fallen in love with Norton, the very special cat.) And during book 2, my hair stood up straight only every once in a while, as I had, meanwhile, come to trust Norton not to get lost where just about every other cat would have. I did, however, continue to worry about Norton's diet. By the time I had read book 2, I definitely wanted to learn how the author and his cat would cope back home in the U.S., after having lived for a year in a remote village of southern France from where the author and his "family" (= his significant other and his even more significant cat) ventured out to Italy and Spain. And of course, by this time, I also wanted to accompany Norton, the cat, during his last years. Thus, I wanted to read book 3 of the trilogy, "The Cat Who'll Live Forever". And so will, most likely, want any other reader of books 1 and 2 because by this time, there will hardly be anyone left who has not yet fallen in love with Norton, the wonderful cat who seemed to combine all good characteristics of cats with good characteristics of dogs. If you have never shared your life with a cat, don't expect all cats to be as intelligent as Norton. Of all the 50+ cats I have adopted over the years, almost all were enjoyable, many were special, and two were as outstanding and intelligent as Norton, but in a different way. Btw, this trilogy would make a wonderful gift for any cat lover (or cat lover to be).

Review # 2 was written on 2008-08-11 00:00:00 Don Green I read this out loud to Ms. Kitty Fantastico throughout her first night and early morning of motherhood. She cried if my voice stopped. Her dependence on me is not just food, but an emotional attachment. I am glad that goes both ways. I love this book. It is very Ms. Kitty: past, present, and future. She will come to Paris. Also, I appreciate that Norton did not die at the end. He may not be with us by now, but as far as the book goes, Norton will live forever. I want to send this to Thom for Lucius. Every cat-lover who believes their cat is especially special should read this and relate. Five stars, a recommendation to anyone who has ever loved a pet. ~~copied from my Book Lust Journal, written March '07~~