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How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom
A “genuinely hilarious guide” that parodies get-rich-quick self-help tricks while celebrating the brightest stars on the internet ( Washington Post ).
From creating funny viral videos to managing ‘diva’ behavior, this is the cat lover’s blueprint for achieving financial freedom with their one-of-a-kind feline friend.
The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities” with revenue-generating multimedia brands—but only if you know how to cash in.
With How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity , readers can unlock the secrets
• grooming your kitty for success
• creating a terrific viral video
• managing your cat’s burgeoning stardom
• and much more!
Packed with practical tips and helpful diagrams, this indispensable resource shows how ordinary housecats can follow in the venerable pawprints of the Internet’s brightest stars.
From creating funny viral videos to managing ‘diva’ behavior, this is the cat lover’s blueprint for achieving financial freedom with their one-of-a-kind feline friend.
The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities” with revenue-generating multimedia brands—but only if you know how to cash in.
With How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity , readers can unlock the secrets
• grooming your kitty for success
• creating a terrific viral video
• managing your cat’s burgeoning stardom
• and much more!
Packed with practical tips and helpful diagrams, this indispensable resource shows how ordinary housecats can follow in the venerable pawprints of the Internet’s brightest stars.
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First published April 1, 2014
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May 21, 2014
This would have made a good 1000-word blog post. As a 125-page book, however, it tends to try one's patience. Extra star for the smushed-face cat on the cover.
February 24, 2025
Patricia Carlin's How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom sounds like another cat humor book. It's actually a practical guide to monetizing your cat. Carlin encourages cat owners to accept her premise that "No financial opportunity will give you a greater return on investment than your cat." The book focuses on cat videos. Identifying your cat's type is the first step. Although my cat is an active almost 18-year old, she fits into the "heartthrob" category. She is one good-looking animal! Does your cat need a stage name? Juno capitalizes on name recognition for her teen pregnancy. What photos are winners? "Cat on the stairs" is a no-no. Most of my cat pics fall into this category. Roomba shots are winners. A prop shopper's secret- try The American Girl Store. Before you start posing, investing in a Roomba, and prop shopping, recognize that readers might not cash in with their videos. Share this book with your cat.
January 29, 2018
If there were a modicum of intelligence injected into this book, its writer and its photographer alike, would have tried to genuinely understand the nature of cats, and perhaps foremost what makes living beings enjoy life. The introduction to this book states that no cats were harmed in the production of the book. However, imagine a cat hissing for fun. They don't. The overwhelming majority of them hiss when feeling immensely and immediately threatened. Also, some of the cats in this book are fatally obese. This book was published in the USA, where I know a lot of well-minded persons report obesity in animals to the authorities so that their diet and general well-being can be looked after by people who both genuinely care for cats and who don't allow their enslaving and enabling of obese animals to be photographed for a book like this, obviously designed to only make its idiotic creators fast money. This is atrocious, and allow me to add that I've been part of making two photo books for cats and I am fortunate to live with a cat who's healthy. Also, every joke in this book stretches the mind by trying to compare cats with humans, be it in drawings, repetitive and trite text, or image, the message is clear: avoid this book.
April 6, 2014
Totally using all the techniques to make Cleopatra Jones an internet sensational superstar. Once she wakes up from her nap.
July 3, 2017
Well I regret letting this book sit on my shelf as long as it did. I passed a very enjoyable afternoon reading the trade secrets of animal fame. Truly, it got several legitimate LOLs from me and I am grateful to the friend who gifted me this book before I banned all cat-related tchotchkes.
I especially appreciated how specifically unspecific the steps to success were, ie "this is a book for people who want to turn their cats into celebrities and then live off their fame forever, not a book for computer nerds whose idea of a good time is to sit in their basement writing 'programs' for 'web pages.' Surely you know someone who has her own web page, so just ask that person what she did and then do that."
125 pages of gold right there.
I especially appreciated how specifically unspecific the steps to success were, ie "this is a book for people who want to turn their cats into celebrities and then live off their fame forever, not a book for computer nerds whose idea of a good time is to sit in their basement writing 'programs' for 'web pages.' Surely you know someone who has her own web page, so just ask that person what she did and then do that."
125 pages of gold right there.
July 25, 2020
En caso de querer saber el funcionamiento de promoción en redes sociales, este libro ayuda (con el ejemplo gatuno) a darle rienda suelta a la creatividad, para explotar laboralmente a tu gatito.
May 27, 2014
How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom is a paw in cheek guide to capitalizing on what cats do best: stand-up (or lie-down) comedy. This guide shows you how to capture, on film, your feline friends frolicking in the faucet, streaking across the sills, and taking leaps (often straight up) into the great unknown, and how to turn these ordinary cat behaviors into internet millions.
The book shows, carefully annotated photograph by carefully annotated photograph, cats caught in carefree or careless catastrophes, and gives helpful hints on how to videotape their every move as well as edit your videos to be purrfectly wonderful additions to MewTube and Social Meowdia, as well as how to capitalize on this fame by marketing your cat's tail (and face, body, eyes, ears, and whiskers) by creating and selling products adorned with his or her adorable image. And, for those of us who like to capture our pets' adorableness in still and video, it offers some excellent video editing tips.
If you think that this book is going to make your cat and its human rich and famous, don't buy it. If you want some great cat photos and a good chuckle, buy it. If you think that buying this book will make you appreciate your funny feline more and make you laugh and love your furry friend even more, by all means buy it and line the authors' coffers; you won't be disappointed. It is hysterically funny, and, all kitting aside, made me laugh at loud at the droll text and accompanying photos.
The book shows, carefully annotated photograph by carefully annotated photograph, cats caught in carefree or careless catastrophes, and gives helpful hints on how to videotape their every move as well as edit your videos to be purrfectly wonderful additions to MewTube and Social Meowdia, as well as how to capitalize on this fame by marketing your cat's tail (and face, body, eyes, ears, and whiskers) by creating and selling products adorned with his or her adorable image. And, for those of us who like to capture our pets' adorableness in still and video, it offers some excellent video editing tips.
If you think that this book is going to make your cat and its human rich and famous, don't buy it. If you want some great cat photos and a good chuckle, buy it. If you think that buying this book will make you appreciate your funny feline more and make you laugh and love your furry friend even more, by all means buy it and line the authors' coffers; you won't be disappointed. It is hysterically funny, and, all kitting aside, made me laugh at loud at the droll text and accompanying photos.
April 7, 2014
I read this book during my lunch hour – which in retrospect, was probably a mistake, because I almost spit out my food several times. (I feel like I still have a green bean wedged somewhere in my sinuses) So, read this hilarious cat “guide” with a pinch of salt, and no food or drink in your mouth. Chock full of funny charts and photos, the perfect gift for the crazy cat person in your life.
July 29, 2014
This book confirms what I always knew, that goats are poised to steal the internet crown from cats. Also this book is generally hilarious and adorable. Definitely would make a great gift for cat lovers.
October 2, 2019
It is unclear whether this book is meant to be taken seriously or not. We live, after all, in an ironic age and there are a lot of knowing winks here to the cynicism of attempting to make money off of exploiting the silliness of one's pets. Nonetheless, plenty of serious advice is given here so one could use this book as a way of encouraging one's efforts, as the information given is specific enough to work. Whether or not you view this book as a joke (albeit a very funny one) or a semi-serious to serious guide to financial freedom towards trying to make one's pet's antics go viral for fun and profit depends on the reader. As a reader without any pets to exploit for my own personal financial gain, I choose to read this book in a humorous light, but those who have cats and seek to profit from their wackiness may take the book and its materials more seriously and would be wise to do so because the author has some good advice on how to profit from pets.
This particular book is a short one at just over 100 pages and it is divided into four chapters. The book begins with a short introduction that encourages the reader to embrace one's destiny as someone who is going to spread the joy of more memes into the world. After that the author talks about how cats need to be groomed for success in the cat eat cat world of memes, by having a firm knowledge of what sort of cat they are and having the sense to manage the sort of environments that the cat will be working in (1). After that the author urges the reader to have a sense of the rule of thirds and gain some expertise in properly filming shots and framing material for maximum impact, assuring the reader that the footage will be amateur enough so there is no sense in not doing things as professionally as possible (2). After that the author talks about how one has to claw one's way to the top by making sure that one does a good job at marketing one's photos or footage (3), before closing with a discussion on how the world is the reader's litterbox (4), after which there are some acknowledgements.
As is often the case when one reads a book, one's approach to the book and its materials depends a lot on one's perspective. There are, to be sure, some aspects of this book that come off as being somewhat cruel and harsh, especially to cats who do not meet our standard of furry cuteness. Undoubtedly, some people will cringe at some of the book's material and some people may even be offended by the way that the book so casually deals with the exploitation of feline quirkiness for business endeavors. Yet this book is obviously meant at least somewhat tongue-in-cheek even if the book appears to have been based on the way that people have made money from their cats. Again, perspective will determine how you feel about a book like this, whether one laughs about how it is that one can turn an animal into a viral star and gain some money out of it, whether one seeks to follow its advice to do just that, or one mourns the way that even pets cannot escape our culture's desire to make content and business models out of everything around us, including even our pets and their silly antics.
This particular book is a short one at just over 100 pages and it is divided into four chapters. The book begins with a short introduction that encourages the reader to embrace one's destiny as someone who is going to spread the joy of more memes into the world. After that the author talks about how cats need to be groomed for success in the cat eat cat world of memes, by having a firm knowledge of what sort of cat they are and having the sense to manage the sort of environments that the cat will be working in (1). After that the author urges the reader to have a sense of the rule of thirds and gain some expertise in properly filming shots and framing material for maximum impact, assuring the reader that the footage will be amateur enough so there is no sense in not doing things as professionally as possible (2). After that the author talks about how one has to claw one's way to the top by making sure that one does a good job at marketing one's photos or footage (3), before closing with a discussion on how the world is the reader's litterbox (4), after which there are some acknowledgements.
As is often the case when one reads a book, one's approach to the book and its materials depends a lot on one's perspective. There are, to be sure, some aspects of this book that come off as being somewhat cruel and harsh, especially to cats who do not meet our standard of furry cuteness. Undoubtedly, some people will cringe at some of the book's material and some people may even be offended by the way that the book so casually deals with the exploitation of feline quirkiness for business endeavors. Yet this book is obviously meant at least somewhat tongue-in-cheek even if the book appears to have been based on the way that people have made money from their cats. Again, perspective will determine how you feel about a book like this, whether one laughs about how it is that one can turn an animal into a viral star and gain some money out of it, whether one seeks to follow its advice to do just that, or one mourns the way that even pets cannot escape our culture's desire to make content and business models out of everything around us, including even our pets and their silly antics.
February 8, 2020
Do you have a cat? Or are you curious about cats + fame? Then this the book for you!
First I want to thank my hubby for giving me this book for my birthday. I have been wanting this book for quite some months and I am delighted to finally have it.
This was just so much fun to read! You can learn how to make your cat famous. I don't have a cat myself due to allergies but I still wanted to read this book as it sounded so much fun and I love cat videos/photographs. And it was funny! This book details in a humorous way how you can make your kitty a superstar. Because everyone loves cat videos and cat photographs. I definitely do. For instance I am often watching someone who has like 6/7 cats and she tries all sorts of things to see how her cats react, adorableness and hilarity ensues!
What kind of cats work best (I would go for either heartthrob or insane) and how to best use that personality (because of course an insane cat works in many different mysterious ways than the heartthrob), how to make videos and what to use (smartphones are OK, but you can also rent a camera), it tells us about various famous cats (though I would have liked more photographs of them as now I had to look some up as I just cannot remember all the names of every famous kitty in the world). We read about merchandise and starting a website. And there is more.
I loved the way the book was written, at times humorous, at times serious, at times OMG money and dollar (or in my case euro) signs, at times I just had to snort so hard I almost woke my husband. :P
This all is coupled with fun and cute photographs, often with words or drawings to give pointers on the cat or the objects they are near/in.
I would definitely recommend this book to all. Cat video/photography lovers unite! And those that want to try out to make their cat famous... good luck and I hope this book may help out.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
First I want to thank my hubby for giving me this book for my birthday. I have been wanting this book for quite some months and I am delighted to finally have it.
This was just so much fun to read! You can learn how to make your cat famous. I don't have a cat myself due to allergies but I still wanted to read this book as it sounded so much fun and I love cat videos/photographs. And it was funny! This book details in a humorous way how you can make your kitty a superstar. Because everyone loves cat videos and cat photographs. I definitely do. For instance I am often watching someone who has like 6/7 cats and she tries all sorts of things to see how her cats react, adorableness and hilarity ensues!
What kind of cats work best (I would go for either heartthrob or insane) and how to best use that personality (because of course an insane cat works in many different mysterious ways than the heartthrob), how to make videos and what to use (smartphones are OK, but you can also rent a camera), it tells us about various famous cats (though I would have liked more photographs of them as now I had to look some up as I just cannot remember all the names of every famous kitty in the world). We read about merchandise and starting a website. And there is more.
I loved the way the book was written, at times humorous, at times serious, at times OMG money and dollar (or in my case euro) signs, at times I just had to snort so hard I almost woke my husband. :P
This all is coupled with fun and cute photographs, often with words or drawings to give pointers on the cat or the objects they are near/in.
I would definitely recommend this book to all. Cat video/photography lovers unite! And those that want to try out to make their cat famous... good luck and I hope this book may help out.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
December 28, 2019
If you bought this book to take it seriously you will be upset. As we see in many reviews some people took this way to seriously! It does have some good ideas and pointers but you have to use your adult brain to pick them out and know what is just there for a laugh (which is most of it)!
My final say is: it's a well written, funny, quick read! I wouldn't suggest it for kids because as we can see even adults don't know what to take seriously and I'd fear for any cat who's young owner does take this seriously!
My final say is: it's a well written, funny, quick read! I wouldn't suggest it for kids because as we can see even adults don't know what to take seriously and I'd fear for any cat who's young owner does take this seriously!
December 23, 2018
5*
I give the full rating on this solely because, going into it, I knew this wasn't completely serious at all but it does give good ideas anyway.
This should have been a 1 day read but I stopped reading it for other things... like actually opening an Instagram account for my baby kitty girl Salem. I know, right? *laughs*
I had fun reading this.
I give the full rating on this solely because, going into it, I knew this wasn't completely serious at all but it does give good ideas anyway.
This should have been a 1 day read but I stopped reading it for other things... like actually opening an Instagram account for my baby kitty girl Salem. I know, right? *laughs*
I had fun reading this.
January 14, 2018
The premise and pictures are really cute and the writing is a little witty. I probably wouldn't read again and it's more of a joke book than anything else, not that it's trying to be anything different.
December 27, 2016
I had high hopes, but it seems that making a fortune off of my cats online would take more time and effort and knowledge than I have to give. Plus my cats are camera shy. Another dream dashed.
March 5, 2018
A fun and light read for cat lovers!
September 5, 2019
funny :P
February 2, 2015
Cats + Internet = CA$H Money!
by Cape Rust · Apr 14, 2014
How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom by Patricia Carlin with photography by Dustin Fenstermacher
Genere(s): How to, Comedy, Cats
Publisher: Quirk Books
Availability: eBook, Paperback
Description: The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities” with revenue-generating multimedia brands—but only if you know how to cash in. With How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity, readers can unlock the secrets of grooming your kitty for success, creating a terrific viral video, managing your cat’s burgeoning stardom, and much more. Packed with practical tips and helpful diagrams, this indispensable resource shows how ordinary housecats can follow in the venerable pawprints of the Internet’s brightest stars.
Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book. Quirk Books didn’t cover me in liver and fish bi-products and threaten to throw me into a room full of hungry cats with especially rough tongues if I didn’t review it.
This is just what my cat Tum Tum Monster Destroyer needs for his big break! Let’s face it, Avenue Q was right: the Internet is for porn — well, porn, trolling people on Facebook, and Cat videos… especially cat videos. As tongue-in-cheek as this book is, there is some decent information. People have to remember that just because you present information in a humorous or even snarky way, it doesn’t mean that the information presented isn’t valid. With a title like this, was there really someone out there who was expecting a textbook-style how-to guide? If you are that person, you really need to watch more cat videos.
This is actually a really high quality book; it was a bit small to be classified as a coffee table or even a trade paperback, if such definitions actually exist. But for its rather small format, it actually feels big. Now, some might attribute that big feeling to the amount of “fat loot” that following the instructions that this book gives you for for exploiting — I mean featuring — your cat on the Internet will get you. The photography is wonderful; there are some really hard-to-get shots, and there are some really normal shots that seem much more epic because of the annotations the authors provide. I think that the best way to describe this book is fun-sized.
I enjoy books that teach me something while I’m busy laughing or nodding while saying “TRUTH!” inside my head while I read passages from it. Patricia Carlin knows cats and cat culture, and manages to capture some of the highlights of living with cats. I’m happy that Carlin decided to embrace cats of all types from the extraordinary to the slug-like. After reading this book, the reader will not only be able to classify one or more of the categories that their cat might fit into, but will have an idea of how to get the most money with the least amount of effort from your cat doing what it does best: being a cat.
This book, while containing good, sound advice isn’t for everyone. If you don’t have cats in your life — or are not acquainted with people who do — then much of the humor contained inside will fall on deaf ears. I didn’t get a dog-hater feeling from this book; in fact, a few of the techniques suggested in this book actually include dogs. I enjoyed this book so much that I am tempted to try some of their suggestions using Tum Tum Monster Destroyer and possibly Smokey and Midnight (my other two cats) as well. I know that Truman, my Corgi, would be game. If I go down this path, I will post the results here on Pop Cults and let you be the judges of whether or not the clips that are produced are worthy of Internet fame. If you love Internet cat videos, you will be hard-pressed not to find a few laughs in this book. If you are a cat owner or lover, the same should apply. If you have friends who own cats, this book would be the purr-fect gift for them. I’m not sure I would stake my retirement plan on my cats being Internet famous, but if your cat is your 401K, then you might be the person that they refer to when they say “crazy cat person.” This book is well written, well photographed, and comes in a high quality durable package that will provide plenty of referencing and re-reading opportunities.
by Cape Rust · Apr 14, 2014
How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom by Patricia Carlin with photography by Dustin Fenstermacher
Genere(s): How to, Comedy, Cats
Publisher: Quirk Books
Availability: eBook, Paperback
Description: The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities” with revenue-generating multimedia brands—but only if you know how to cash in. With How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity, readers can unlock the secrets of grooming your kitty for success, creating a terrific viral video, managing your cat’s burgeoning stardom, and much more. Packed with practical tips and helpful diagrams, this indispensable resource shows how ordinary housecats can follow in the venerable pawprints of the Internet’s brightest stars.
Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book. Quirk Books didn’t cover me in liver and fish bi-products and threaten to throw me into a room full of hungry cats with especially rough tongues if I didn’t review it.
This is just what my cat Tum Tum Monster Destroyer needs for his big break! Let’s face it, Avenue Q was right: the Internet is for porn — well, porn, trolling people on Facebook, and Cat videos… especially cat videos. As tongue-in-cheek as this book is, there is some decent information. People have to remember that just because you present information in a humorous or even snarky way, it doesn’t mean that the information presented isn’t valid. With a title like this, was there really someone out there who was expecting a textbook-style how-to guide? If you are that person, you really need to watch more cat videos.
This is actually a really high quality book; it was a bit small to be classified as a coffee table or even a trade paperback, if such definitions actually exist. But for its rather small format, it actually feels big. Now, some might attribute that big feeling to the amount of “fat loot” that following the instructions that this book gives you for for exploiting — I mean featuring — your cat on the Internet will get you. The photography is wonderful; there are some really hard-to-get shots, and there are some really normal shots that seem much more epic because of the annotations the authors provide. I think that the best way to describe this book is fun-sized.
I enjoy books that teach me something while I’m busy laughing or nodding while saying “TRUTH!” inside my head while I read passages from it. Patricia Carlin knows cats and cat culture, and manages to capture some of the highlights of living with cats. I’m happy that Carlin decided to embrace cats of all types from the extraordinary to the slug-like. After reading this book, the reader will not only be able to classify one or more of the categories that their cat might fit into, but will have an idea of how to get the most money with the least amount of effort from your cat doing what it does best: being a cat.
This book, while containing good, sound advice isn’t for everyone. If you don’t have cats in your life — or are not acquainted with people who do — then much of the humor contained inside will fall on deaf ears. I didn’t get a dog-hater feeling from this book; in fact, a few of the techniques suggested in this book actually include dogs. I enjoyed this book so much that I am tempted to try some of their suggestions using Tum Tum Monster Destroyer and possibly Smokey and Midnight (my other two cats) as well. I know that Truman, my Corgi, would be game. If I go down this path, I will post the results here on Pop Cults and let you be the judges of whether or not the clips that are produced are worthy of Internet fame. If you love Internet cat videos, you will be hard-pressed not to find a few laughs in this book. If you are a cat owner or lover, the same should apply. If you have friends who own cats, this book would be the purr-fect gift for them. I’m not sure I would stake my retirement plan on my cats being Internet famous, but if your cat is your 401K, then you might be the person that they refer to when they say “crazy cat person.” This book is well written, well photographed, and comes in a high quality durable package that will provide plenty of referencing and re-reading opportunities.
October 1, 2014
I received this book for free from the GoodReads First Reads Program. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I was so excited to get a copy of this book. Just in case you didn't know, I have the most adorable kitty in the world (my husband agrees with me, so it must be true). Her name is Lunabelle. We have talked about how we should share her adorableness with the world. We also would love to make loads and loads of money off of her. She needs to earn her keep (and pricey grain-free food).
This book begins with asking the reader to identify what type of cat you have, so you can figure out what type of videos to make. After carefully considering all of the options, I decided that Lunabelle was best described as a daredevil kitty. When my husband or I hear a crash, we know that Lunabelle went exploring. We are also always amazed how high Lunabelle can leap. When we moved into our current apartment, we had to make sure that we didn't stack the boxes too high, because we knew that Lunabelle would use them as a starting block to get on top of the larger pieces of furniture. This wouldn't have been a big deal if we were certain she wouldn't hurt herself getting down or if we were certain that she didn't get stuck up there.
The next chapter recommends different types of accessories and ways to film your kitty. I know Lunabelle is adorable on her own, but she is even more adorable when she is playing with a bowl of water or tiny drink parasols or her Cat's Meow. Seriously, her cuteness factor multiples. The final two chapters discuss how to promote your cat on the Internet and how to deal with the diva cat that you will inevitably have once the popularity goes to your kitty's head. Right now, Lunabelle knows that my husband and I think she is the most adorable kitty in the world, so she knows that she can get away with murder. Once she gains Internet fame, there will be no living with her.
In all seriousness, this book is really adorable and great for a laugh. This is a humor book (not a serious guide), but it has a surprising amount of information if you wanted to turn your cat into an Internet celebrity. I was really impressed with it. If you have a kitty and are the type of person who reads all of those funny cat books or watch a lot of YouTube cat videos, this book is right up your alley. This is a great little book to give to a friend too.
I was so excited to get a copy of this book. Just in case you didn't know, I have the most adorable kitty in the world (my husband agrees with me, so it must be true). Her name is Lunabelle. We have talked about how we should share her adorableness with the world. We also would love to make loads and loads of money off of her. She needs to earn her keep (and pricey grain-free food).
This book begins with asking the reader to identify what type of cat you have, so you can figure out what type of videos to make. After carefully considering all of the options, I decided that Lunabelle was best described as a daredevil kitty. When my husband or I hear a crash, we know that Lunabelle went exploring. We are also always amazed how high Lunabelle can leap. When we moved into our current apartment, we had to make sure that we didn't stack the boxes too high, because we knew that Lunabelle would use them as a starting block to get on top of the larger pieces of furniture. This wouldn't have been a big deal if we were certain she wouldn't hurt herself getting down or if we were certain that she didn't get stuck up there.
The next chapter recommends different types of accessories and ways to film your kitty. I know Lunabelle is adorable on her own, but she is even more adorable when she is playing with a bowl of water or tiny drink parasols or her Cat's Meow. Seriously, her cuteness factor multiples. The final two chapters discuss how to promote your cat on the Internet and how to deal with the diva cat that you will inevitably have once the popularity goes to your kitty's head. Right now, Lunabelle knows that my husband and I think she is the most adorable kitty in the world, so she knows that she can get away with murder. Once she gains Internet fame, there will be no living with her.
In all seriousness, this book is really adorable and great for a laugh. This is a humor book (not a serious guide), but it has a surprising amount of information if you wanted to turn your cat into an Internet celebrity. I was really impressed with it. If you have a kitty and are the type of person who reads all of those funny cat books or watch a lot of YouTube cat videos, this book is right up your alley. This is a great little book to give to a friend too.
March 19, 2014
I got this book as a Good Reads giveaway.
At 125 pages, Patricia Carlin's How To Make Your Cat an Internet Clebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom is only about 40 pages too long. This sounds like a really snide knock against the book, and it sort of is, but I was geared up to hate this book from page one and it won me over time and time again...for 80 pages.
Carlin's breezy writing is full of snark and wit. She's also damn good at peppering this silly exercise with all sorts of highfalutin, yet spot on references--how many cat-internet-books drop commedia dell'arte, cinema verite, Spalding Gray, and Don Kirshner within pages of one another? Carlin does really seem to get both cats and their appeal on the internet, which makes her insights surprisingly, well, surprising. I didn't expect such a keen distillation of the consumption habits of cat videos or such an on-point breakdown of cat types. Maybe I haven't spent enough time considering my own pet, I know I definitely haven't spent all that long with cat-based internet entertainment, but Carlin seems to have it all down pat. But this whole thing would be an absolute waste if she weren't funny and couldn't turn a phrase quickly. The trick to the success of the book's first 80 pages is Carlin's rapid-fire joke delivery and pacing match her enthusiasm for the material.
Once Carlin completes her book's stated purpose, three fifths of the way through, this short book, it all runs out of steam. After your cat ostensibly achieves meme-dome and you're rolling in Bitcoin, there is the inevitable rule of celebrity: what goes up, must come down. However, the come-down, the rules of maintaining a career, the ins and outs of celebrity, are all pretty rote, well-trod subjects. Her jokes about curbing catnip addiction and keeping your cat in the spotlight without getting overexposed are just a bit too warmed-over and lack the imagination and spark of your cat's path to fame. With these more cliched jokes, Carlin ceased to silence the voice in my head that shouted about this inanity of this book. Were it not easy to read, and, well, a point of pride, I doubt I would have finished the final two fifths.
At 125 pages, Patricia Carlin's How To Make Your Cat an Internet Clebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom is only about 40 pages too long. This sounds like a really snide knock against the book, and it sort of is, but I was geared up to hate this book from page one and it won me over time and time again...for 80 pages.
Carlin's breezy writing is full of snark and wit. She's also damn good at peppering this silly exercise with all sorts of highfalutin, yet spot on references--how many cat-internet-books drop commedia dell'arte, cinema verite, Spalding Gray, and Don Kirshner within pages of one another? Carlin does really seem to get both cats and their appeal on the internet, which makes her insights surprisingly, well, surprising. I didn't expect such a keen distillation of the consumption habits of cat videos or such an on-point breakdown of cat types. Maybe I haven't spent enough time considering my own pet, I know I definitely haven't spent all that long with cat-based internet entertainment, but Carlin seems to have it all down pat. But this whole thing would be an absolute waste if she weren't funny and couldn't turn a phrase quickly. The trick to the success of the book's first 80 pages is Carlin's rapid-fire joke delivery and pacing match her enthusiasm for the material.
Once Carlin completes her book's stated purpose, three fifths of the way through, this short book, it all runs out of steam. After your cat ostensibly achieves meme-dome and you're rolling in Bitcoin, there is the inevitable rule of celebrity: what goes up, must come down. However, the come-down, the rules of maintaining a career, the ins and outs of celebrity, are all pretty rote, well-trod subjects. Her jokes about curbing catnip addiction and keeping your cat in the spotlight without getting overexposed are just a bit too warmed-over and lack the imagination and spark of your cat's path to fame. With these more cliched jokes, Carlin ceased to silence the voice in my head that shouted about this inanity of this book. Were it not easy to read, and, well, a point of pride, I doubt I would have finished the final two fifths.
March 30, 2014
When I pick up these kind of coffee table books, I always wonder if it's worth it. Should I really pay 10, 15 or 20 box for something that I'll read in a few minutes. Most of the time, the answer is no. I love them but I don't have the budget to pay for this kind of entertainment. What I liked about this book is that, for once, I feel that the money is worth it. Not only is the book beautiful(The quality of the book itself is fantastic and they're a lot of cute pictures and funny captions in it), it's also quite entertaning and long! That being said, it's also what I didn't like about this book, in the end, it felt a little too long. Toward the end, the book had lost a little bit of my attention and I think a few pages could have been taking off. But I prefer to have a lot for my money, so that wasn't a very big deal to me. Another flaw is that while it was funny at points, it seemed to try too hard at others.
If you're a cat lover, you'll love this book and if you're not. Well first of all, there's is obviously something wrong with you and you should probably see a doctor but, you'll also love this book and probably go to petshop and get a cat because you'll realize how rentable they are.
If you're a cat lover, you'll love this book and if you're not. Well first of all, there's is obviously something wrong with you and you should probably see a doctor but, you'll also love this book and probably go to petshop and get a cat because you'll realize how rentable they are.
August 20, 2014
Parts of this book really worked for me. Other parts, not so much. Many of the jokes were punny and ridiculous and over-the-top, but I enjoyed them because of the love of cats underlying the jokes. Some of the jokes were truly hilarious, regardless of context, and made me laugh out loud as I read. I was a bit disappointed with the focus on making fun of celebrity culture though. This isn’t because those parts weren’t funny to me. I just hoped for more of a focus on cats, which interest me far more than celebrities. There were a few suggestions for things to do with your cat that could be harmful to your cat. While to me it was obvious this suggestions weren’t meant to be taken seriously, I personally wouldn’t ever bet against human stupidity. The responsible choice, I think, would have been to leave those suggestions out. However, those small complaints aside, I definitely got enough amusement out of this book to justify the time spent on it. The funny cat pictures alone are enough reason to pick this up, if you love cats and are looking for a fun, short read.
This review first published on Doing Dewey.
This review first published on Doing Dewey.
June 18, 2014
Just finished reading Patricia Carlin's How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity and I have just one thing to say:
Awe shoot! Now I have to go out and buy a cat!!!
Where is my camera?!!!
Ms. Carlin certainly knows her stuff, she does not present dull facts and instructions that make you want to take your own cat nap. She shows you how with humor, great photos, and great information present in such an interesting way that if you decided to pursue a career for your cat, then you have no excuse for not being successful.
The cat named Daredevil on page 22 looks just like our old cat. Watchful but not joining in on the fun.
I loved this book from page one. I loved each and every pet, from the cat on the cover who looks like he is too good to play for the camera and gets caught anyway, to the uncomfortable looking dog on page 72, to the pets in costumes who are probably questioning your sanity. And Heart throb absolutely knows he is a heart throb.
As soon as I finished reading the book I wanted to start over. Oh how I loved this book!!!!
I received this book on a Goodreads Giveaway.
Awe shoot! Now I have to go out and buy a cat!!!
Where is my camera?!!!
Ms. Carlin certainly knows her stuff, she does not present dull facts and instructions that make you want to take your own cat nap. She shows you how with humor, great photos, and great information present in such an interesting way that if you decided to pursue a career for your cat, then you have no excuse for not being successful.
The cat named Daredevil on page 22 looks just like our old cat. Watchful but not joining in on the fun.
I loved this book from page one. I loved each and every pet, from the cat on the cover who looks like he is too good to play for the camera and gets caught anyway, to the uncomfortable looking dog on page 72, to the pets in costumes who are probably questioning your sanity. And Heart throb absolutely knows he is a heart throb.
As soon as I finished reading the book I wanted to start over. Oh how I loved this book!!!!
I received this book on a Goodreads Giveaway.
July 17, 2014
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf
This book is giving you tips, advice and ideas on how to make your cat the next viral hit on the Internet and how you can become rich beyond your wildest dreams.
I have to admit this now, I was reading this and I was on the edge of a reading slump (I hate it when that happens!), but I really liked how this book has its tongue firmly in its cheek over all cat videos online. It was a fun read, coming from a place of "Hey, you're reading this because you love cats. So do I! Let's read about cats and plot world - ok, internet domination together!"
I love the photos in this book (one of this book's real advantages), but there was times I did feel like skimming it. Maybe it was because I did feel like I was going to enter a reading slump. Not sure why.
But this is a short, coffee-table book (Never thought I would be typing that) that you would give to that mad cat friend of yours or a great little stock-filler for Christmas (yes, I said Christmas. In June! OH DEAR HEAVENS, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!)
This book is giving you tips, advice and ideas on how to make your cat the next viral hit on the Internet and how you can become rich beyond your wildest dreams.
I have to admit this now, I was reading this and I was on the edge of a reading slump (I hate it when that happens!), but I really liked how this book has its tongue firmly in its cheek over all cat videos online. It was a fun read, coming from a place of "Hey, you're reading this because you love cats. So do I! Let's read about cats and plot world - ok, internet domination together!"
I love the photos in this book (one of this book's real advantages), but there was times I did feel like skimming it. Maybe it was because I did feel like I was going to enter a reading slump. Not sure why.
But this is a short, coffee-table book (Never thought I would be typing that) that you would give to that mad cat friend of yours or a great little stock-filler for Christmas (yes, I said Christmas. In June! OH DEAR HEAVENS, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!)
February 9, 2015
I don't really know how to feel about this book. I don't have a cat, so my chances for its internet fame and my financial independence are really limited. I have given this book four stars because I think it is too short, and could have gone into more detail on some techniques, and should have included more cat photos. Really, I think there should be another 50 pages that are just cat photos. (No, seriously: moar.)
I'm a librarian and this book has made the rounds through all my coworkers and been added to the collection. While it is no Ulysses, I think everyone will genuinely enjoy this book and get something out of it for at least a few hours.
Disclosure: I did receive a copy through the goodreads giveaway (plus two posters) which are now hanging in cat-loving coworkers' cubicles.
Additional disclosure: The book publication date was 4/1/2014, and I honestly thought this was an April Fool's joke when I entered the giveaway. Seeing as it is from Quirk Books, I should have known better. The package arrived and I didn't quite know what to do with myself or the book.
Further disclosure: I have since adopted a pet rock. PM me for photos. We're going to be famous.
I'm a librarian and this book has made the rounds through all my coworkers and been added to the collection. While it is no Ulysses, I think everyone will genuinely enjoy this book and get something out of it for at least a few hours.
Disclosure: I did receive a copy through the goodreads giveaway (plus two posters) which are now hanging in cat-loving coworkers' cubicles.
Additional disclosure: The book publication date was 4/1/2014, and I honestly thought this was an April Fool's joke when I entered the giveaway. Seeing as it is from Quirk Books, I should have known better. The package arrived and I didn't quite know what to do with myself or the book.
Further disclosure: I have since adopted a pet rock. PM me for photos. We're going to be famous.
August 3, 2015
Review by Shadow Croome, dictated to human slave Judy Croome: For any multi-talented cat, such as myself (one can't be honest and modest, now, can one?), this book is an essential addition to one's cat-a-library. Why should Grumpy Cat get all the celebrity status?
"How to make your cat an Internet Celebrity" provides valuable advice for any cat/human slave wishing to break into the cut throat world of feline celebrity status. With chapters such as "clawing your way to the top" and "the world is your litter box" any ambitious cat can train his/her human in the finer details of managing a star-studded career as an internet celebrity. It's also easy to use with plenty of diagrams and simple tasks that any human slave should manage to understand.
For any extraordinary cat wishing to fulfill his/her potential, I'd highly recommend that this book is left on your human's bed as soon as possible.
"How to make your cat an Internet Celebrity" provides valuable advice for any cat/human slave wishing to break into the cut throat world of feline celebrity status. With chapters such as "clawing your way to the top" and "the world is your litter box" any ambitious cat can train his/her human in the finer details of managing a star-studded career as an internet celebrity. It's also easy to use with plenty of diagrams and simple tasks that any human slave should manage to understand.
For any extraordinary cat wishing to fulfill his/her potential, I'd highly recommend that this book is left on your human's bed as soon as possible.
March 26, 2014
If you want a book that is BURSTING at the seams with funny then you're in luck because How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity is just the book for you. This book is an entrepreneur's dream how-to manual giving step-by-step instructions on how to utilize the gifts of that pesky cat that up until now only slept and destroyed villainous toilet paper rolls. Instead of bemoaning the fact that your cat seems to think her water bowl is possessed by a demon catch her (on tape!) giving it distrustful looks before knocking it flying with a paw. If your cat looks fetching in an ascot (meow!) make sure to grab footage of him strutting his stuff while looking extraordinarily stylish. This book has every tip for making a mint by harnessing the hidden talents of the feline in your life. (Also, the pictures and captions are FANTASTIC.)
December 30, 2015
Snarky and witty, this book had me laughing out loud at certain points (i.e. the real jobs of personal trainers and stylists). The book gives advice as to how to make your cat famous. It lays out the groundwork from grooming, making videos, and what to do when the cat becomes famous and addicted to drugs.
It’s a small size, with a picture of a cat sitting in a box on the cover, with random drawings and descriptors. I was surprised as to how much text it had - lots of advice, with quite a few pages not having photos or drawings. The typeface is a good size, and the colorful photos and charts are entertaining. My one concern is the pop culture and literary references may be too sophisticated for a teen. Agnes Moorehead, commedia dell’arte and Grand Guignol theater are just a few examples. I don’t know if teens will skim over them or find the references annoying.
It’s a small size, with a picture of a cat sitting in a box on the cover, with random drawings and descriptors. I was surprised as to how much text it had - lots of advice, with quite a few pages not having photos or drawings. The typeface is a good size, and the colorful photos and charts are entertaining. My one concern is the pop culture and literary references may be too sophisticated for a teen. Agnes Moorehead, commedia dell’arte and Grand Guignol theater are just a few examples. I don’t know if teens will skim over them or find the references annoying.
April 19, 2014
Any cat parent will find plenty of giggles throughout this humorous and surprisingly helpful book. Full of jokes that only cat lovers will understand ("Place a table directly below the ceiling fan. Place your cat on the table-oh wait, she's already there, because it's a new piece of furniture in the room."), the book does actually give advice on how to capture entertaining video and pictures of your beloved feline. It even includes some technical stuff such as how to tag your videos to get the most views. The photos and diagrams should not be overlooked, and are as enjoyable as the reading. Recommended for any cat lover, set aside an hour (or longer if you have any of the cat types identified in the book) to enjoy this quick and entertaining read.
January 16, 2016
I got this book for free from a relative so my expectations were not all that high. It was pretty funny overall with cute cat pictures and silly advice.
The style is kind of early-Ellen-Degeneres with jokes that are slightly inappropriate, but extreme enough that you know it is meant to be a joke. However, some jokes I found to be in poor taste like cat suicide (I'm sorry; I've liked on this planet long enough to know that suicide is not a humorous topic).
Also, the author misuses the term "negative reinforcement" (she really means "positive punishment"), which is a common error, but a big pet peeve of mine (thanks a lot BA in psychology; I knew you'd be good for something).
Overall, a silly book. Not uncontrollable laughing kind of fun, but good enough to lift your mood on a bad day.
The style is kind of early-Ellen-Degeneres with jokes that are slightly inappropriate, but extreme enough that you know it is meant to be a joke. However, some jokes I found to be in poor taste like cat suicide (I'm sorry; I've liked on this planet long enough to know that suicide is not a humorous topic).
Also, the author misuses the term "negative reinforcement" (she really means "positive punishment"), which is a common error, but a big pet peeve of mine (thanks a lot BA in psychology; I knew you'd be good for something).
Overall, a silly book. Not uncontrollable laughing kind of fun, but good enough to lift your mood on a bad day.
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