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Cattitude: A Feline Guide to Being Fabulous
It's Sex & the City meets All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat . This compendium of sassy advice from felines to females might make you think your cat has gotten hold of Carrie Bradshaw's computer. In Cattitude, cats are finally dishing out their savvy secrets.
"Accept your body. Augment your ego." "Make immediate gratification your mantra." "Remember good lighting is more important than good genes." "Get yourself an entourage." Although we may not know for sure what goes on in the feline mind, the clever pairing of images by noted pet photographer Kim Levin and text by Christine Montaquila in this irresistible gift book-embellished with a glamorous faux rhinestone-studded cover-leaves little doubt. Cattitude celebrates the brazen feline in all women, encouraging them to keep their claws sharp and their self-esteem high.
"Accept your body. Augment your ego." "Make immediate gratification your mantra." "Remember good lighting is more important than good genes." "Get yourself an entourage." Although we may not know for sure what goes on in the feline mind, the clever pairing of images by noted pet photographer Kim Levin and text by Christine Montaquila in this irresistible gift book-embellished with a glamorous faux rhinestone-studded cover-leaves little doubt. Cattitude celebrates the brazen feline in all women, encouraging them to keep their claws sharp and their self-esteem high.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2005
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
February 16, 2021
Gorgeous photography and funny quotes to go along. A very pretty book throughout.
February 4, 2015
Was giving as a gift. The pictures are lovely, the few words for each picture, had a chuckle of humor to them, but nothing real hilarious. Would not really recommend buying it unless found real cheap. More of a library borrow than anything.
April 24, 2023
The cover art of this book most definitely caught my eye and so I chose to give it a try just to see what catitude nuggets could be gleaned.
First of all never again.... The book reads as if it is written for a high maintenance female and although some people say cats can be such this isn't how I would portray most cats. Instead even though a few entries did sound cat, many more of them sounded as encouragement for female readers to become more like superficial material divas with a narcissistic streak. Some of these entries were:
-hang out exclusively with people who adore you
-worship the sun, but act like it's worshiping you,
-if you can't be the prom queen, be the drama queen
-unless you made the rules, ignore them
-keep your expectations and your thread counts high
-make immediate gratification your mantra
-remember confrontational girls finish first
-understand a pretty face isn't a gift, it's a tool
The only thing redeeming is there were a few entries that could have swung as actual good advice but otherwise the main redeeming portion were the black-and-white photos of the cats. The photographer actually made selections that mostly fit the words being touted while the names of the cats were also included on the spread.
Otherwise since this a book masquerading as self-help or personality quirks for readers who love cats I would recommend steering away from it. Furthermore there is one page that does have a curse word so older readers be aware when you allow your younger readers to choose this for a read.
First of all never again.... The book reads as if it is written for a high maintenance female and although some people say cats can be such this isn't how I would portray most cats. Instead even though a few entries did sound cat, many more of them sounded as encouragement for female readers to become more like superficial material divas with a narcissistic streak. Some of these entries were:
-hang out exclusively with people who adore you
-worship the sun, but act like it's worshiping you,
-if you can't be the prom queen, be the drama queen
-unless you made the rules, ignore them
-keep your expectations and your thread counts high
-make immediate gratification your mantra
-remember confrontational girls finish first
-understand a pretty face isn't a gift, it's a tool
The only thing redeeming is there were a few entries that could have swung as actual good advice but otherwise the main redeeming portion were the black-and-white photos of the cats. The photographer actually made selections that mostly fit the words being touted while the names of the cats were also included on the spread.
Otherwise since this a book masquerading as self-help or personality quirks for readers who love cats I would recommend steering away from it. Furthermore there is one page that does have a curse word so older readers be aware when you allow your younger readers to choose this for a read.
September 20, 2017
Beautiful kitty pictures (although I wish there had been more color and less grayscale) with sassy captions. 😹
December 26, 2024
Fun humorous read! Adorable kitties!
June 26, 2025
Adorable … 🐾
December 29, 2020
A rather nothing sort of book -- 'cutesy' life advice from cats. The only redeeming feature are the wonderful cat photographs. (Not recommended)
September 11, 2024
A classic!
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June 19, 2009it was cute and funnyXD
July 7, 2009
I got this book for my birthday and I think it is adorable! And honestly very fitting of how my cat behaves most of the time....
May 15, 2010
A gift from Trevor's mom. Cute photos of cats. Quotes from girls about being "fabulous."
June 14, 2012
While I love the cat photos, the sayings that go with them are just so-so.
August 30, 2013
Ugh! I only read it because Aleyda wanted me to read it to her. She lost interest after a few pages also, not her favorite.
September 27, 2016
Purrrrfect for my office shelf.
November 20, 2016
Cat-tastic!
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