If Cats Disappeared from the World
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Brian Nishii
About this listen
A tender, whimsical tale of love, loss, and the quiet miracles of everyday life
When an unexpected diagnosis turns his world upside down, a lonely man, with only Cabbage the cat for company, is faced with an impossible choice. The Devil appears with an offer: if he makes one thing in the world disappear, he can have an extra day of life.
As the days tick by, and with Cabbage by his side, he begins a journey that might just lead him back to the people he thought he’d lost. Before it’s too late…
Genki Kawamura’s If Cats Disappeared from the World is a life-affirming meditation on what we leave behind—and what we hold onto until the very end.
'If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this.' – Sunday Times
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Melancholic & heart breaking
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A quirky little book about what's important in life. I enjoyed it!
A deal with the Devil
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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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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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I sure didn't expect to have my perspective on life shifted and to be given hope and closure.
All while making me feel emotional through a good chunk of it.
Apart from the ending, I thoroughly loved every bit of this book.
It hit me in the feels
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And would you, Just to get an extra day?
devil with a conscience
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