Cat’s People — A Book Review

One stray cat. Many lives touched. Not sure how else to sum this up, but this is the gist. Yet there is so much more to it. As humans, we go about our lives and rarely see what is around us. This book takes the reader on a short journey that shows how we are all connected. How is this done? Through the eyes of a stray cat.

The cat is feral yet allows one woman to feed him periodically. He also goes to a small store to get more food from a kind woman. He periodically sees the postman as he walks up and down the streets. Then there is the mysterious guy who finds the cat fascinating in his own way. These characters are connected though several have never met each other. They have their own challenges in life (death, family…) yet are drawn together by this one animal. Even their challenges are faced because of their connections with the cat.

The best part of this story is unique connectivity through an animal most people would simply ignore. Some characters have to warm up to him, but they are still drawn to him as they face life. Even the small cat has his challenges, but they learn to lean on each other.

Many chapters are simply told through the eyes of the stray cat. We get a little bit of info about his own past and how he views the world around him. Same world as those humans navigate but seen differently.