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A review by lezreadalot
A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
4.0
Truly, husband and wife could hide no secrets whatsoever from the cat.
A fascinating and charming novella about loneliness and comeuppance and marriage. The title gives you the cast, and it's appropriately ordered, because Lily the cat really is the star of this book. I appreciated what the author was saying about relationships and personal responsibility and love, but mostly I just really loved all the scenes with the cat lol. This veered right of a predictable (and what would have been disappointing to me) path, and I appreciate it for that. I wish the ending had been fuller, but I still really liked this.
3.5 stars.
A fascinating and charming novella about loneliness and comeuppance and marriage. The title gives you the cast, and it's appropriately ordered, because Lily the cat really is the star of this book. I appreciated what the author was saying about relationships and personal responsibility and love, but mostly I just really loved all the scenes with the cat lol. This veered right of a predictable (and what would have been disappointing to me) path, and I appreciate it for that. I wish the ending had been fuller, but I still really liked this.
3.5 stars.