Review of 'If Cats Disappeared from the World' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
So maybe the narrator is an unlikeable, fairly dim, sanctimonious egoist. Maybe the translation has missed some subtlety, instead of friendly & simple, the tone is very patronising. Maybe I just don’t get it. I can’t wait for the protagonist to (I can only assume) wake up from his dream having learned an important lesson on the inherent value of the meaninglessness of existence. Or just die already. Fuck.
I’m glad this book was short, so short I decided to finish it. Chapter Friday gave me an unexpected ugly cry. (Ameliorated almost immediately by the fuckery of ‘You just decide whether you’re happy or sad’, oh please). Read it or not, you’ll have lost a couple hours to pointless psuedospuritual pap, but gained a quiet sit in a comfy chair.
