OK, another suggestion for future reading.
トラちゃん
猫とネズミと金魚と小鳥と犬の話
by 群ようこ (Yoko Mure)
Summary
A book of 11 essays (short stories), average length 20 pages, about the different pets the author has kept or known. The back cover of mine has a blurb which says (my translation, could be dodgy): Humorous essays in which the behaviours and expressions of living creatures are captured vividly, woven together with family ties and tender love.
Availability
It gets a 4.8/5.0 rating.
I haven’t found a link to an ebook - can anyone help?
Personal Opinion
I picked this book up second hand and have read half of the first chapter. I’m finding it a gentle stretch (not too easy, not too hard) and quite enjoyable to read. There are furigana on the less common kanji.
Pros and Cons for the Book Club
Pros
- Accessible topic material (family life with pets) but with a Japanese context and cultural background (e.g. acquiring goldfish via 金魚すくい）
- Each chapter is a separate essay, so if you miss one it won’t impact on the rest of the book.
Cons
- No pictures
- Not a novel
- Not a recent publication (and possibly no e-book)
Pictures
Difficulty Poll
How much effort would you need to read this book?
- No effort at all
- Minimal effort
- Just right
- Challenging
- Impossible, even with everyone’s help
- I don’t know (please click this if you’re not voting seriously)
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