Cat Country | 
so-soInteresting. Somewhat grueling to get through in places. Some of the cleverness and humor were lost in translation, I suspect. Basic, blunt, almost simplistic, words and construction. The few notes at the end show the Chinese language version is more layered with double or implied meaning. “Everybody Shareskyism” is the sort of clever inspiration I wanted more of.
Brushing up on 20th century political history of China in Wikipedia was useful.
“It seemed that the cat-soldiers were determined not to get into an orderly formation.”
This book is a political satire and I‘ve passed by some insightful quotes that could be applied to modern politics in favor of this humorous quote instead. My thought was “Well, that‘s the cat in them.”
Photo from the web. #catsoflitsy
“This Mars adventure was something that I had ardently sought out on my own, and if this pride of cat-men killed me, I‘d have only myself to blame.”
First published in China in 1932. Science fiction. I am reading the English translation but this was the best book cover.
Back for my second #bookspinbingo, this time with a strategy! I've included some book club upcoming reads and left free space in case #netgalley requests come through.
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This has a very Catch-22ish feel. Gonna try to finish reading tonight so I can get to the #HPBuddyRead!
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The cat people in this book aren‘t as smart as Cecil and their political views are a pretty good reflection of how it is in America now.
Guess I‘ll be reading on the floor...again.
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Continuing on with this satirical sci-fi set on Mars. It serves as a stand-in for China in the 1930‘s.
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🎧🐈In episode 10 of the Brit Lit PodcastDaniel Ross talks about his book, Bobby Denise Is Reigning Rampant, his favourite cat lit, the process of crowdfunding a book, and more.🐈🎧
https://britlitblog.com/2018/02/08/brit-lit-podcast-episode-10-that-grey-grim-ar...
