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Four linked vignettes follow women and their cats through loneliness, love, and quiet connection in everyday life.
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Four linked vignettes follow women and their cats through loneliness, love, and quiet connection in everyday life.
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For fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka’s Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection. Lying alone on the edge of the sidewalk in an abandoned cardboard box, a nameless narrator contemplates the indifferent world around him. With his mother long gone, his only company is the sound of the nearby train. Just as he...
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Sexual content
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Mild romantic longing and quests for love and connection.
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Magic & witchcraft
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Light magical realism; narration from cats’ viewpoints.
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Political content
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Light commentary on isolation, connection, and human foibles.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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An abandoned kitten is found alone in a cardboard box.
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