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I am a Cat – Natsume Sōseki
Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Paperbackpages. Published December 15th by Tuttle Publishing first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about I am a Cat IIplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. I accidentally bought this book not noticing it was the second book of a trilogy.
But it didn’t really matter, natsuume story being self-contained and easily read as a stand alone tale narrated by a philosophically-minded cat.
Though filled with lengthy conversations between the human characters, the book is funniest when the cat is making observations about his master: Jun 14, Fraser rated it liked it Shelves: As with Volume I, it is often easy to forget that our narrator is a cat, with tens of pages at a time dedicated to the dialogue between Mr. Sneaze and czt cohorts. To truly appreciate these conversations and the multi-layered relationships between these characters, being at least familiar with the Japanese concepts of honme and tatemae is essential.
I am a Cat
Occasionally we are treated to brief interludes in which our nameless narrator will offer amusing insights into cat behavior. My favorite of these as As with Volume I, it is often easy to forget that our narrator is a cat, with tens of pages at a time soseik to the dialogue between Mr.
My favorite of these asides is the explanation of “exercise” in which we are privy to the rationale behind feline idiosyncrasies such as ambushing children and hunting crickets.
My favorite passage reminding me a cat’s true self was simple and pointed: Sneaze’s acquaintance offers this appraisal of his chosen profession: Altogether, it’s a stupid way of life. In this second volume I was able to appreciate the quality of the translation a little more. Ito and Wilson have taken what must be very difficult source material and molded their own language to offer intricate poetry and subtle-yet-genuinely -hilarious conversations, not to mention the impossibly lofty-yet-inquisitive tone used by the feline narrator.
Imagine a story bring narrated by the StarTrek character Mr.
Spock who while always academic, also enjoys chasing his own tail from time to time. This book often had me whipping out my dictionary to find that some words being committed to page were not apparently common enough in the vernacular to warrant mention in my dictionary anyway. I suspect at least some of these words were the inventions of w translators, and perhaps that ability to seamlessly insert natsumf lexicon into another author’s text is the ultimate test of a translator’s worth.
View all 3 comments. Dec 21, Paula Guisard rated it really liked it Shelves: I myself thought this second part was rather difficult to get over with.
Even though the text gets much richer with all the aditional characters which are introduced to us and even though I still laughed real hard in many of its situationsmaybe it just wasn’t thought as a whole book to be read chapter after chapter since it was originally published monthly on a Japanese journal.
I think Waverhouse gets a bit of a Lord Henry essence in this book, which I myself liked very much, but all chara I myself thought this second part was rather difficult to get over with. I think Waverhouse gets a bit of a Lord Henry essence in this book, which I myself liked very much, but all character were given deeper personalities through the development of the text.
I believe the dialogues were so natural I could easily picture them taking place on any ordinary group of friends, soskei which people jump from one topic to another at their minds’ wish.
The only problem is that they could get a little confusing sometimes, but their unique personalities among their friends made it easier to distinguish one from another throughout it. The cat, though, seems to lose participation chapter after chapter, which is also a pity.
His adventures were some of my favorite parts from it. Apr 06, Eric Hinkle rated it really liked it. In some ways, I liked this even more than volume one. The proto-Proustian wisdom, details, studies, and wisecracks are all over the place, and make pretty much everything the “cat” says rather fascinating. The characters seem extra ridiculous and hilarious in this volume. Natsume also has a real passion for inventing words and creating portmanteaus, which means that the translators here deserve many kudos.
Altogether, I love it. Can’t wait for the last volume Nov 03, Ry Herman rated it really liked it Shelves: The second volume is as amusing as the first, including healthy helpings of dry wit, odd cat-philosophy, and buffoonish human behavior.
It also includes a welcome chapter that focuses as much on the cat’s daily routine pouncing on insects in the garden as it does on the activities and conversations of the humans around it. Onward to volume III! Feb 19, Sylvia rated it really liked it Shelves: I haven’t read the first book yet the streams of thought of this nameless almost abandoned yet arrogant cat make me fall in love with this book. This amazing character lives up to his “beingness” as a cat, known as one of the most laid back creature in the world that think they are better than any other creatures in the world and this is where the funny part lies.
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Thinking of himself highly – though in truth he cannot even catch rats or scares crows – and using his intense observation, he manage I haven’t read the first book yet the streams of thought of this nameless almost abandoned yet arrogant cat make me fall in love with this book. Thinking of himself highly – though in truth he cannot even catch rats or scares crows – and using his intense observation, he manage to make fun of the life and habit of the people around him.
I find this book really really funny. This book is originally written in Japanese and full of intricate details especially to readers who’s not familiar with Japanese culture, especially during the Meiji Restoration. I cant help but admire the translators for translating this rather heavy though funny book eloquently so those who read the book in English could truly enjoy the book as if we read it in its original language. Oct 27, Guguk rated it did not like it Shelves: Pernah baca ini dan lanjutannya: I am a Cat III View all 4 comments.
I Am a Cat
May 01, Fairywitch rated it did not like it Shelves: I read the first book and was bored, I have no idea why I went on to the second. May 10, Jatu naatsume it really liked it. So far, karena blom baca mpe selesei, It’s good book, tells you the view of the world according to CAT’s view.
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He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. From untilhis portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese yen note.
In Japan, he is often considered the greatest writer in modern Japanese history. He has sosseki a profound effect on almost all important Japanese writers since. Other books in the series. I am a Cat 3 books. No trivia or quizzes yet. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.