The Guest Cat is a gentle,
thoughtful read. It is about a couple in
their thirties who have lost their way and have stopped communicating with each other when a cat starts
to visit them. The uninvited guest keeps
coming back and brings a cheerful respite in their daily grind. They become attached to the animal closely observing
its habits. They look forward to the
cat’s visits. The author is a Japanese
poet and the writing is lyrical. The
story has been translated from Japanese and offers a window to a different
culture but, because of the translation, I think I missed some of the subtle
messages the author was trying to get across.
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