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Another Insane Devotion: On The Love Of Cats And Persons (2012)

by Peter Trachtenberg(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0738215260 (ISBN13: 9780738215266)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Da Capo Press

review 1: A marvelous book--a little slow in the start, when it's hard to see what exactly the author is up to: is this memoir; is it essay; is it a suspenseful story about whether the narrator finds his lost cat? It's all of the above, and as the strands become interwoven, and as it becomes more and more clear how deep a heart and how fine and erudite a brain the author possesses, one becomes entirely entangled in them. It's the sort of book that explains to us our weird, irrational affections and why it can be easier to love an animal than a person. It's quirky, witty, and honest. I look forward to rereading it.
review 2: I have mixed feelings about this book. At times I loved the author's insights into love and cats and enjoyed his humor, often chuckling aloud. Bu... moret I was irritated by his writing style. He referred to his wife and girlfriends by their initial, constantly jumped topics and timeframes and made unrelenting references to famous authors and philosophers. I knew without him telling me that he was a liberal arts college professor. (No disrespect to liberal arts colleges.) I kept thinking that I would have really enjoyed this book in the early 70's - there was lots of literature written in this style. And, at times I thought he was trying very hard to be the next Bill Bryson. Took it back to the library before finishing. less

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