The May Book Club – The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
$7
Our next book club pick is The Cat Who Saved Books, a delightful little book by Sosuke Natsukawa! We’ll be meeting on May 21st at 7PM ET.
Here’s the description:
“Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for—or rather, demands—the teenager’s help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and the cat and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners.
Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, the cat and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to perish on a bookshelf, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. Their adventures culminate in one final, unforgettable challenge—the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest dare enter . . .
An enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, The Cat Who Saved Books is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper.”
Sounds perfect for a lot of us, right?
“Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!” – Kirkus Reviews
“Quirky and heartwarming in equal measure, The Cat Who Saved Books invites us to remember the joy of curling up with a favorite book, and savoring the tactile pleasure that comes with turning the pages and immersing ourselves in a good story.” — The Japan Times
If you would like to join us, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for the month of May!