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The Fur Person (1957)

by May Sarton(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

039334990X (ISBN13: 9780393349900)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: This is labeled children's literature, but it is really for all cat lovers! The Fur Person is the story about a stray cat in Boston who decides he needs to find a housekeeper to make his life better. He eventually finds the author of this wonderful book. May Sarton writes the story of the Fur Person's life as a cat-about-town and later how he assimilates himself into Sarton's household. Of course, this is all from the cat's point of view. I love the cat's numerous commandments on the proper way a cat must respond to life's situations. Sarton has cat behavior down to a T. After reading this book, I'm so tempted to adopted a fur person...
review 2: A charming first-purrson account of a tomcat's search for the good life, and his adventures and misadventures ... morealong the way, this thinly-veiled account of her own cat's life story comes from a writer who evidently has observed the behavior and sensibilities of cats with a careful and sympathetic eye. Sarton can turn phrases exquisitely, and her high regard for catly dignity shines through even her most humorous passages. Sentimental but not cloying, this story belongs on the insomniac bookshelf - like a soft shirt or hot cocoa it exudes comfort and tranquillity, and is likely to leave the reader purring comfortably while reaching to turn off the bedside light. less

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