#if cats disappear from the world

[robyn-weightman]

I found another Japanese translated book about cats. This one is through the same publisher as my favourite book -The Guest Cat by takashi Hiraide - which I will never stop raving about.

Let's hope If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura is as brilliant 🥰

[samireads]

Japanese books with cats on the cover 🐈

[jessiesjaded]

random picture dump :)

[mobsolos]

“I see you as you see yourself through all the books you read”

[thomashewittslover]

“To live means: to cry and shout, to love, to do silly things, to feel sadness and joy, to even experience horrible, frightening things…and to laugh.”

Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared From The World

[sobashahzadi]

was on YouTube a second ago crying over the fact that stampy just uploaded his last lovely world episode and came across a comment on a lovely world Timelapse edit and thought it was the funniest shit ever

[quererqueer]

I must have a whole collection of small injuries tucked away somewhere in the recesses of my memory. I suppose those are what some people call regrets.

If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

[beljar]

I feel a wave of sadness so strong that the tears won’t stop.

Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

[nurhadin17]

If cats disappeared from the world - Genki Kawamura

[samireads]

April wrap up, this was such a good reading month 😇👌🏻

[stcrrysouls]

If cats disappeared from the world

This is the best book I've read so far this year. Nothing ever makes me cry but this did. The writer is so intelligent in crafting a story which is both fun and thought provoking. It seems like a lighthearted book in the beginning but as we go on it gets better and better. The last chapter was the most emotional thing. As we grow into adults we start taking our parents for granted and start to forget or be ignorant of their contribution in our lives. While they're the only ones who actually ever cared for us and wanted us to live.

If you haven't read this please read this and introspect and retrospect on your own life journey with the protagonist.

5/5☆

Kawamura you've created a gem ♡

[whatihavebeenreading]

"Human being exchanged their freedom for the sense of security that comes from living by rules and routines - despite knowing this costs them their freedom"

If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura

[the---hermit]

If Cats Disappeard From The World Genki Kawamura

This is actually the first book by a Japanese author I have read, I have no idea how I never got to pick anything by a Japanese author before, but finally I have. I read this book for the studyblr w/knives summer reading challenge 2.0 for the poc main character prompt.

This book was so good. I loved the idea, the themes, and most importantly how these themes were approached by the author. This short novel is a long letter the main character writes to recount the last few incredible days of his life. He is hit with the terrible news he has an uncurable cancer and he could die anyday as there's nothing left to do. The devil appears to him and proposes a deal, he can make him live another day if he agrees on making disappear something from the world. And so this really interesting concept of what is actually worth having, and what is just meaningless is introduced, with our main character reflecting on the importance of many things, as well as his life. It's a great book that deals with death, life and the meaning of things that surround us, but the way it is executed is incredibly approachable. It doesn't feel like a phylosophical heavy book, it feels more like a fable, a tale witten so the reader can slow down and take a bit of time to reflect without being overwhelmed. I should also warn you that you'll end up wishing you had a cat whike reading this book. Overall I really recommend this book to everyone, especially this fact of it not being overwhealming at all even though it deals with heavier topics.

[gregor-samsung]

世界から猫が消えたなら [If Cats Disappeared from the World] (Akira Nagai - 2016)

[exactlyclearpost]

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞✨️ >>>>>> 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠

[shawnxcole]

"My hope is that my life would go on in someone's memory"

- Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared From The World