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We'll Prescribe You a Cat

By: Syou Ishida, E. Madison Shimoda - translator
Narrated by: Naruto Komatsu, Natsumi Kuroda
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Publisher's summary

A cat a day keeps the doctor away…

Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.

Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.

Throughout the book, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed as a disheartened businessman finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigates the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggles to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeks emotional balance, and a geisha finds herself unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat. As the clinic’s patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope.

©2024 Syou Ishida and E. Madison Shimoda (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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Suprisingly I loved it!

It was a little difficult to follow first with the use of Japanese names but the longer I listened the more I fell in love with stories !

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perfection

I've been eagerly anticipating this for a couple of weeks and started it last night. I was trying to avoid reviewing it until I finished it, but still couldn't help posting on social media a couple of times to encourage friends to buy it. Now that I've finished it, I feel I didn't praise it enough.

By one hour into the narration, it had already hit all the points I hoped it would and seemed to be going exactly the direction I expected. This wasn't a disappointment to me, since the joy was less in where we were going as it was in the details of how we got there.

It did manage to surprise me a little by the end, which was an unexpected bonus. It's a delight through and through.

A warning to those with Auditory Processing Disorder and other disabilities that cause difficulty understanding unfamiliar accents: the narrators are Japanese. This means that their accents in American and British English (one each) are unfamiliar if you haven't heard Japanese people speak English before and can require a little extra effort. The accents are not thick and are understandable, and I felt they enhanced the performances by ensuring the places' and people's names are pronounced properly and consistently. However, you might want the Kindle version to read along with if that causes difficulty for you.

That's not a criticism, but rather a disability accommodation note. What I lost in energy to concentrate, I gained in not wincing every time a Japanese name or word was spoken. I do think it was the right choice.

The story is a joy from start to finish and at every point along the way.

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Disappointing

This should be a delightful, heartwarming listen, but it sadly lacks heart. The cover was the best part of this book.

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Unsatisfying

I had great hopes for this book and while it was a cute premise, it left me wanting more in almost every way. Not worth the money.

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Simply not for me

I really did not enjoy this story. I think a lot of the nuance of this book was lost when translated from its original language, but most of the conversation was cringe he and actually painful to listen to. Like I got secondhand embarrassment over some of these conversations. The narration was not my favorite, most of these stories felt under developed and surface level, and I disliked most of the characters. Such a disappointment because the premise is great, and I think there was an opportunity to make this a really impactful story, but there’s just nothing that ties them together. It’s essentially six short stories that feel incomplete both as a set and a standalone‘s. if I could get those 7 hours back I spent in this book I’d be so grateful.

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