DEWEY, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
2 journalers for this copy...
The parts about Dewey the Cat were sweet but I had no interest in Vicki Myron and the history of Iowa forming. But some loved it so perhaps I am just grumpy!
Journal Entry 2 by amyem at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (8/11/2009 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Planned for release at August Boston Meetup
Planned for release at August Boston Meetup
I picked this up partly because it has such a cute cate on the cover, and also because I always enjoy reading stories about how animals touch peoples lives in a positive way. The story takes place in a small rural community that sounds like it could use a cat to bring people together, uplift them and put a smile on thier faces. I guess we shall see.
1/3/10
This book isn't for everyone. If you don't like cats, or libraries, or descriptions of small town America that you probably won't want to read this. I like all 3 since I have two cats, obviously like books and reading, and live in town that was once small, but has grown a lot since I was a child. the book chronicles the life of not just Dewey Readmore Books, but also the lives in Spencer, a town in rural America with and the disappearance of it's small family farms and decent jobs, replaced by factory-farms and walmarts. During difficult economic times and personal difficulties Dewey was there to console you provided that you possessed a lap for him to sit on. I knew that the end of the book would have an obvious conclusion but still shed a tear for Dewey when his time came. Dewey was loved as much as any non-human possibly could be.
1/3/10
This book isn't for everyone. If you don't like cats, or libraries, or descriptions of small town America that you probably won't want to read this. I like all 3 since I have two cats, obviously like books and reading, and live in town that was once small, but has grown a lot since I was a child. the book chronicles the life of not just Dewey Readmore Books, but also the lives in Spencer, a town in rural America with and the disappearance of it's small family farms and decent jobs, replaced by factory-farms and walmarts. During difficult economic times and personal difficulties Dewey was there to console you provided that you possessed a lap for him to sit on. I knew that the end of the book would have an obvious conclusion but still shed a tear for Dewey when his time came. Dewey was loved as much as any non-human possibly could be.
