Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life by James Bowen

12 reviews

punk_flower_child's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

A sweet, slice-of-life type story. Maybe not the best writing in history but a lovely read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Classism, and Addiction

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Violence

moyesie11's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, and Bullying

divyareads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Animal cruelty

naiu_cs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Drug abuse

lhodgson26's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

 This was such a wholesome read, I watched the film years ago but never read the book which Is really an autobiography of James and Bob's life. It was extremely brave of James to be so open about his difficult past and addiction. The connection he has to Bob is truly beautiful and it really goes to show that pets can change our lives as much as we can change theirs. The power of love and having to be responsible for them is so special and Bob is such a special cat. It's sad that he had to use Bob as his special weapon to help get people to notice him from busking and through selling the big issue and the adversity he faced from law enforcement and other street performers and big issue sellers. It was a really inspiring story which just makes you want to give your pets an extra hug tonight and thank them for being in our lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

paulathepudding's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

laurataylor's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Drug use

elikapaarnia's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Inspiring biography of how an animal companion can help someone come out of a challenging phase in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Drug use

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

jhbandcats's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was a light, easy, feel-good memoir that had enough moments of tension that I was forced to hug my own ginger tom quite tightly. James, a recovering heroin addict, finds a hungry, ill, and flea-bitten stray in his apartment building. After a couple of days and after asking around, James determines that the skinny boy needs a name and a home. Feel-good memoir progresses, Bob the cat goes to a vet, and is fed, cleaned up, and employed as a busker assistant. Much cat tenderness ensues. This is a delightful, warm, and fuzzy tale.

Trivia: there was a movie made based on the book. The author is played by an actor but Bob plays himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

lifeofafox's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction