All Cats are Introverts by Francesco Marciuliano, a great hilarious read of poems written from the cats point of view. If you like cats and poems you will love this book!

2.5 stars.

The concept — "cats are hilariously relatable to human introverts" — is solid, and I really enjoyed the derpy cat photos throughout the book. However, the poems were pretty formulaic, especially for free verse: the vast majority relied on parallelism and ended with a punchline "twist", usually riffing on one of maybe five already-overused jokes about cat behavior. The lack of punctuation also made it difficult to tell whether I had reached the end of the poem since ADE only let me view one page at a time, which threw off my reading.

Additionally, knowing that this is supposed to be viewed through a cat's perspective made some of the poems just ... weird? I know people tend to personify pets, but I just have a hard time believing that a cat would really think some of these things.

This cute little gift book from the author of "I Could Pee on This" links introverts with the animals who most resemble them: cats. Each poem in the book is narrated by a cat (and sometimes even written on a keyboard with cat feet)The humorous poems it includes focus on the joy cats (and introverts) find during their alone time by exploring such feline fare as: sitting on the remote, getting stuck behind the refrigerator, self care, sparkling poo, and destroying the fish tank. Introverts will enjoy being understood and cat lovers will enjoy the many photographs that are matched with the poems! A perfect book to put in a gift basket for your favorite introvert or cat owner.

This is a book of poems through the eyes of cats that had me laughing out loud. Cats have been misunderstood all this time! They aren't judgmental rather they are introverts- who knew? The book is full of beautiful pictures of cats. What a delight to read! I will definitely be sharing this book with others once it is published. Thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

ALL CATS ARE INTROVERTS is a meow a minute, told through poems paired with gorgeous feline photos. So apt any could have been penned by my aloof Gracie.

ON ONE’S OWN
My time
My time alone
My time alone thoughts
Of my ass
On your remote
As you barge into my room
Screaming, “Where the @#$% is it?!”
As I sit on what is now my couch
Learning to value myself
I think my left cheek
just changed the channel.

I loved the author’s previous books, I COULD PEE ON THIS, I COULD PEE ON THIS TOO, and CLAW THE SYSTEM, and this newest made me howl.

MISSED THE DAYS
Will I miss the days
Not spent outside?
Not spent with others?
Not spent with you?
Will I see such days
As missed opportunities?
As vanished chances?
As lost time?
Sometimes
Another time
Not this time
For today I discovered
I can stand on your flat-screen
At least for three minutes
before the wall mount gives way

Some of the humor may seem crass, but I think it’s hysterical and so telling of how cats act and probably think. I’ve had seven of the little mischief makers. I should know.

“a poem on
the Aquarium I
just brought down to
the ground, killing eight
prized fish and covering
the new rug in filtered
water, shattered glass,
colorful gravel
and one small scuba diver.
Oh great.
A conversation starter.”

Amen, my feline friend! Five paws up!

Pub Date 15 Oct 2019  

Thanks to the author, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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