if cats disappeared from the world book review

I first thought it would be ridiculously easy there are billions of objects in the world. As you can see, I am running out of reasons to pass on this book.Īdd to that the interesting premise: a young man headed to his untimely death, the devil who gives him a chance to extend his life, and the pact between them: one object permanently disappears from the earth in exchange for another day to live.

It was on sale and had a cat on the cover, so really, who am I to resist its call? I saw a friend on Instagram post about the big screen adaptation starring Takeru Satoh aka Himura Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin. It was a few days before the COVID-19 lockdown was put up that I happened upon this book on Book Depository. GoodreadsĪuthor: Genki Kawamura, Eric Selland (Translator) Fans of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles will also surely love If Cats Disappeared from the World. This beautiful tale is translated from the Japanese by Eric Selland, who also translated The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide. Genki Kawamura’s If Cats Disappeared from the World is a story of loss and reconciliation, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life. īecause how do you decide what makes life worth living? How do you separate out what you can do without from what you hold dear? In dealing with the Devil our narrator will take himself – and his beloved cat – to the brink. But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the Devil appears with a special offer: in exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, he can have one extra day of life.

Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live. This timeless tale from Genki Kawamura (producer of the Japanese blockbuster animated movie Your Name) is a moving story of loss and reconciliation, and of one man’s journey to discover what really matters most in life.Our narrator’s days are numbered. With each object that disappears, the postman reflects on the life he’s lived, his joys and regrets, and the people he’s loved and lost. And so begins a very strange week that brings the young postman and his beloved cat to the brink of existence. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the devil shows up to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, the postman will be granted one extra day of life. Estranged from his family and living alone with only his cat, Cabbage, to keep him company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live. The international phenomenon that has sold more than two million copies, If Cats Disappeared from the World-now a Japanese film-is a heartwarming, funny, and profound meditation on the meaning of life.

If cats disappeared from the world book review