If Cats Disappeared from the World
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Brian Nishii
About this listen
A moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love.
Our narrator’s days are numbered. 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.
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. And so begins a very bizarre week . . .
Because how do you decide what makes life worth living? In dealing with the Devil our narrator will take himself – and his beloved cat – to the brink.
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.
This beautiful tale is translated from the Japanese by Eric Selland, who also translated The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide.
'If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this.' – Sunday Times
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”A lot of people buy into the slogan “Live life like there’s no tomorrow.” But I tend to disagree. Once you become aware of your impending death, you have to make a compromise in accepting the loss of the life you wish you could have led and the reality of your imminent death. Sure, there will always be regrets and broken dreams, but you have to go easy on yourself. Over the last few days, I’ve come to realize that there’s a certain beauty in those regrets. They’re proof of having lived.”
“Feelings can’t always be mutual. Love tends to fizzle out over time. And even though everyone knows that, it doesn’t stop anyone from falling in love. I guess it’s the same with life. We all know it has to end someday, but even so, we act as if we’re going to live forever. Like love, life is beautiful because it must come to an end.”
"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."
"Sometimes, when you rewatch a film after a long time, it makes a totally different impression than it did the first time you saw it. Of course, the movie hasn't changed. It's you that's changed, and seeing
the same film again makes that impossible to forget."
"My hope is that my life would go on in someone's memory"
“In order to gain something, you must lose something"
"People forget things in order to build new memories… you have to forget some things in order to move on in life"
4.5⭐️
Thoughts provoking novel
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If cats disappeared from the world
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heartfelt story about morality
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Interesting think piece as a book
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A thought provoking and inspired story.
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Beautiful story
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Lovely
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So wholesome
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