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The Unadulterated Cat
A bit of fluffy kitty frippery with which to end the year – The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett and Gary Joliffe.
The Campaign for Real Cats wants you to know a Real Cat when you see one. So Pterry and Gary Joliffe (who did the great illustrations) enumerate the many ways in which one can recognise a Real Cat.
I can’t really review this in the traditional sense, suffice to say if you love teh kittehs and teh Pratchetts this little tome will tickle every bone you own. It’s cute, it’s witty and it’s spot on with its cat observations.
Whimsy with a capital whim. Even Mr Monster liked it. And he is not a man to read a cat book.
4 fluffy little black BookieMonster Kitteh paws up, and a couple of (as Terry puts it) ears “that look like they’ve been trimmed with pinking shears”.
BTW Real Cats look like this at Christmas. You can practically see the manner of your death in his eyes. They’re so cute!
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I’ve been taking note of reading challenges on other blogs for a while, but hadn’t really gotten too involved yet – my reading mood can be somewhat erratic.
But the Terry Pratchett 2010 Challenge at Reading Adventures is definitely one I can get behind! The challenge runs until November 30, 2010 and is basically to read Pterry. Oh dear. Reading lots of Terry Pratchett. How ever will I cope.
Alright, enough sarcasm from me. W00t w00t!
Since it’s that time of year (uh, the end) I thought I’d get into the prevailing spirit of the times and give you a “… of 2009″ list. Plus it’s time to remember all the good things and the things that make you all warm inside and the things that make you smile.
This one’s entitled My Favourite Books of 2009 (that’d be books I read, not just books published this year).
- Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates – again, I say, how did I NOT know about Richard Yates? Oh English degree, how you have failed me.
- Coraline by Neil Gaiman – button eyes will never be cute again. Never. NB this was read pre-blog so no review link.
Did I have a life pre-blog?? It’s like a haze… - Under the Skin by Michel Faber – *speechless*. Creeped the jeebies out of me. Then made me feel ill. Then made me think, lots.
- The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams - whimsical and funny and perfect and written by my favourite celebrity. Celebrity books can be good – if they’re written well, surprise.
- The Messenger by Marcus Zusak – an ordinary guy being extraordinary – a basic story made powerful by brilliant writing.
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith – yes, it was total fluffery, but it was such enjoyable fluffery.
- The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan – I listened to it as my first audiobook experience. What a good choice (pat on back). History at its best.
- Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett – of course.
More lists to follow…
P.S. Please thank me for not mentioning the ‘C’ word. And I do rather like whiskers on kittens but I’m not that fussed about raindrops on roses.
And your favourite things?
Awesomely awesome Unseen Academicals review/discussion from the Guardian.co.uk - lots of more indepth discussion on the references and allusions (nice to get the ones that I missed, there being plenty!).
Thanks to @RHNZ for tweeting this.
