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Cat's People
Cat's People: A Novel | Tanya Guerrero
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A stray cat brings together five strangers over the course of one fateful summer in this heartwarming novel about love, found family, and the power of connection. Nria, a single-by-choice barista with a little resentment for the crazy cat lady label, is a member of The Meow-Yorkers, a group in Brooklyn who takes care of the neighborhoods stray cats. On her volunteering days, she starts finding Post-it notes left by a secret admirer in an area where her feeds her favorite straya black cat named Cat. Like most felines, he is both curious and observant, so of course he knows who the notes are from. Nria, however, is clueless. Are the notes from Collin, a bestselling author and self-professed hermit with a weakness for good coffee? Are they from Lily, a fresh-out-of-high school Georgia native searching for her long-lost half sister? Are they from Omar, the beloved neighborhood mailman going through an early midlife crisis? Or are they from Bong, the grieving widower who owns Nrias favorite bodega? When Cat suddenly falls ill, these five strangers find themselves bonding together in their desire to care for him, and discover that chance encounters can lead to the meaningful connections theyve all been searching for.
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monalyisha
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Would you believe I‘m not a cat person?* 😅🤷‍♀️

Guerrero‘s book may be overly sentimental and unbelievably awkward (e.g. “All this for a cat to pee and poop in?”) but it‘s so nice to read about people genuinely connecting that I *almost* didn‘t care.

The story falls prey to the “summarizing the whole book at the end” trap. Still, the characters are all incredibly sweet (especially Omar & Bong); you can‘t help but cheer for them.

A low pick.

monalyisha *About not being a cat person: I was super allergic for most of my life. Although, recent tests show that my sensitivity has decreased and I‘m actually MORE allergic to dogs and rabbits now. Go figure! 🙈 I ignore the recent set of results soundly (and I seem to be doing just fine. Flonase is my pal). Still, it‘s hard to get over decades of avoidant behavior. So, while I like cats plenty, we are uneasy friends. 4w
monalyisha I‘m a little upset that Omar didn‘t use the money from Mrs. Lewis to open up a cat cafe with his new pals. It really seemed like that was where the story was headed, based on the group‘s mutual love, directionlessness, & complementary skill sets (Nuria‘s Master Barista skills, Omar‘s homemade pet treats, his partner‘s interior design prowess, etc) — not to mention the influence of Lily & Nuria‘s late father! What a dangled carrot (or tuna treat?)! 4w
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monalyisha
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The pup is *rather* offended that I‘ve chosen to read about cats.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag The betrayal!! 1mo
Read-n-Bloom 😂 1mo
TheBookHippie Rude!!! 1mo
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AnnCrystal 👏🏼😹💕🐕💝. 4w
kspenmoll Haha the pup‘s look!!!‘ 4w
dabbe 🤣🐾🖤 4w
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Cat's People: A Novel | Tanya Guerrero
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A bonus nomination for #CampLitsy25. Not sure if it‘s literary enough, but I can never resist a story with a cat. Thanks for the nudge @Ruthiella

@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Ha, I saw @Ruthiella encouraging you! We‘ll add the book to the longlist! 2mo
Prairiegirl_reading I heard about this on Sarah‘s Bookshelves Live podcast. It sounds good!! I‘m excited for camp but also for the long list. 2mo
squirrelbrain Naughty naughty! 🤣 2mo
PuddleJumper 😂 Never resist cats 2mo
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