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A review by srogan88
Blues for a Black Cat & Other Stories by Boris Vian
1.0
I don’t care that I skimmed the last 3 stories. I’m counting it as completely read because I suffered through it for over three months despite finding it almost unreadable.
As with any book, I’m sure there is an audience out there. I am not it. Bizarre characters whose actions made no sense in completely absurdist situations are not my thing. The least “out there” story in the book may be the titular “Blues for a Black Cat” - in which a talking cat drinks himself to death in a bar.
Why, you may ask, would I stick with a book for so long when I wasn't enjoying it? I've been good lately about moving on if I don't connect in a reasonable time. But this book was short, it was a souvenir from Paris, and it has a black cat on it. None of which are good enough reasons.
As with any book, I’m sure there is an audience out there. I am not it. Bizarre characters whose actions made no sense in completely absurdist situations are not my thing. The least “out there” story in the book may be the titular “Blues for a Black Cat” - in which a talking cat drinks himself to death in a bar.
Why, you may ask, would I stick with a book for so long when I wasn't enjoying it? I've been good lately about moving on if I don't connect in a reasonable time. But this book was short, it was a souvenir from Paris, and it has a black cat on it. None of which are good enough reasons.