I saw this because another Cannonballer reviewed it and thought it sounded interesting, especially since I fostered kittens last year (due to personal circumstances wasn’t able to this year but hopefully I will again soon).
It’s a memoir of someone who moved into a house that had a large feral cat colony nearby, and she quickly found herself deeper and deeper into cat rescue and trap and release, helped by the internet and a few viral moments.
While I was mostly interested in the cat side of things, it’s a memoir of her life as a whole, organized into a series of essays that explore a specific theme and narrow in on one specific cat. It’s roughly chronological but with the theme/essay approach also jumps around quite a bit.
In some cases, it does feel like she is reaching a bit when she tries to use one cat’s story to explore specific topics but for some essays, it works quite well. I especially enjoyed her exploration and dives into poverty and love of animals, and how to get past walls where people are afraid of judgment and losing animals they love for not doing enough. She tries to meet people where they are and assist them in helping the animals.
As a read, it’s more of 3.5 but I rounded up because of the work she has done and for the cute cats.
