I Was the Cat

I Was the Cat #1-6

by Paul Tobin, Benjamin Dewey (Illustrator)

Allison Breaking is a talented journalist with her own blog and a lot of bills to pay. So when she receives an offer from a mysterious stranger named Burma to write his memoirs, it's an offer she can't refuse, not even with all the red flags popping up. But Burma is quite literally unlike any man Allison's ever known—because he's a cat! And this cat has stories to tell about how he (over the course of a few lifetimes) has shaped the world—and another, darker story that Allison must risk all to uncover... a story of what this particular cat has been doing with the LAST of his nine lives.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Cats, Animals, Graphic Novels Comics

186 pages, Hardcover

First published August 6, 2014

About the author

Paul Tobin is the Eisner-award winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Bandette, Colder, and many other comic books and graphic series.

Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015.

The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018.

Reviews

[karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book reminded me of the best garfield book ever: Garfield: His 9 Lives, which was basically authorized garfield fanfic, taking the reader through his past incarnations, all with completely different styles of artwork, many of which terrified the crap out of me when i was just a little kid.



good lord. goosebumps, still.

this one is a little less jarring, since i didn't have to watch the death of a beloved cartoon character again and again, but it still has its moments of subdued horror.

this is a book about a talking cat. but it doesn't take place in a world full of talking animals - this is our world, and burma is a one-of-a-kind deal.

he is now on his 9th life, and he decides it's time to write his memoirs. however, just because he can talk, it doesn't follow that he can also write - he is stuck with these little cat paws with their little toe-beans and all.



so he hires a ghost-writer - allison breaking of the blog BREAKING NEWS (groan) to write it for him. he does not tell her she will be writing the memoirs of a cat before he imports her from america to london, but he does warn her over and over again that she may be alarmed by his appearance, to the paranoid consternation of her friend reggie, a london-born girl with whom allison is staying.



but once they meet, the cat's kind of out of the bag (!!), and after some "should i or shouldn't i??" allison decides to embark on the project.

she had been warned of the unusual nature of the situation, yes, but she had not been warned that burma was quite so eeeevil, having used pretty much each and every one of his former existences to try to take over the world. because he is a cat, and they appear lazy, but are secretly ambitious:

This is going to sound arrogant, and maybe it's just because I've always been different, always an outsider, the only talking cat, but for my whole life, for all of my lives, I've always felt superior. And there's no sense in being superior without exercising that superiority.

burma has been around for millennia. i'm not really sure how cat-lives work, but i guess when one of their lives is finished, they get to scoot forward in time to a different significant period and carry on from there. as such, burma has seen WWI, met audrey hepburn, and served napoleon, each time a different breed, but with the same basic goal.

he also got to be bayonetted, drowned, eaten by dogs, beheaded, etc.

so - some wins, some losses.

and if you have been paying attention, you have already come to the conclusion that no cat with such a history of world-domination attempts is gonna slack off in his last go-round. so, all the while he is dictating his life to allison, he is also mobilizing a cat-and-human army to try for the gold one last time. conspiracies, assassins, doubles and disguises - a whole criminal underworld at burma's beck and call.

it's a fun little book - the only part i hated was the james bond-interlude. a little cringe-y, and definitely not as interesting as his other lives.



but, like all books, this one came to an end. and like many comic books, it ends with what feels more like a pause than a coda. so, maybe there is more to come, or maybe this is just a standalone with a weakish ending.

but it's about the machinations of a talking cat. worth a read, right?

come to my blog!

[Sam Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

Allison Breaking is a character whose name is purely a pun so that writer Paul Tobin can name her blog, Breaking News. Sigh… that’s the level of creativity we’re dealing with here, people.

So, Allison, a blogger, gets picked up to write a high profile autobiography of a wealthy mysterious figure called Burma because you know, bloggers get chosen over industry professionals all the time! Burma - you’ve guessed it - is the cat on the cover, and he’s lived for centuries and centuries and now wants to tell his story because he’s run down to the last of his nine lives.

What can I say about this unoriginal piece of tripe? Well, it’s Tobin’s best since Plants Vs Zombies: Lawnmageddon, but that’s like saying vomiting is slightly better than diarrhea. I don’t know what it is this year with talking cat stories - Lynne Truss’ godawful Cat Out Of Hell came out recently - but so far, so terrible.

What makes I Was The Cat so insufferable is how there’s a dual story going on with neither complementing the other and both being uninteresting. On the one hand you’ve got Allison getting used to there being a talking cat in existence (yawn) while Burma tells Allison his story. He inspired the cat worship culture of Egypt, he says. Cut to scenes in Ancient Egypt where, indeed, cats are being worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians. That’s it. He helped Napoleon in his military conquests, he says. Cut to scenes with Napoleon where Burma’s pointing to a map and saying “attack here”. That’s it.

See, the point of showing is to avoid telling BUT if you’re going to tell something, then when you show it it’s got to be different or add to it in some way. Here, Burma telling Allison he helped Napoleon is sufficient - having a scene afterwards where we see Burma doing just that, and nothing else, is completely redundant. And that’s the whole book.

I Was The Cat is unimaginative, unoriginal, and a complete waste of time. I packed it in halfway through - it’s amazing that this is the same writer who brought us the delightful Bandette which is a comic I’d highly recommend over this.

[Amanda Elliott · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here is a list of things I liked about this comic:

1. It has cats!
2. It has speech bubbles shaped like cats!
3. Ummm, I can't think of anymore...

[Yodamom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine you could trace your cat's nine lives, to relive his history and his deaths. That is the magic of this comic. The wonders the cat discovered, the times he lived in are a historical carpet ride. The downside is always having to be there for his deaths. It is part of life and the cat takes it in stride. I found it fascinating and found myself looking at my cat wondering if.... LOL
Nice illustrations support the story without taking away from it. I hope we get more cat's stories in the future for this author. Very interesting and unique

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know how cats think they rule the world? That's this book. Bonus points for having two women who are friends and look out for each. Bonus points for a female reporter who is African-American.

[Leo]

Issue one was promising, but issue two starts with a cat being run over by a motorcycle. So, no way Jose. I won't continue it reading it.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. This had promise, but the dumb MC, who was supposed to be this great "Breaking News" blogger, couldn't follow a simple instruction to call but not on her cell phone. Reporter instincts? Not so much. Also, if the blinking butler was on the other side once long ago, why can't he just kill the darn cat? He's the BUTLER, he LIVES there. Also, I can't see people willingly kill other human beings because a CAT SAID SO. The suspension of disbelief was waaaay too much. I liked the food as a way to control people idea, since it kind of already is (re:gluten), but I digress.

I liked the artwork. It looked REAL to me. I don't go for the gravity-defying body parts and too gorgeous to be believed characters. I'm not an artist or huge into graphic novels, so my POV may not be very educated. Others have complained about the artwork, but I saw nothing bad about it.

Burma's life was interesting, but I would have liked to see more from his past.

All in all, not a bad book, but not one I would go out of my way to recommend. The plot holes irked me.

Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC of this.

[Fantasy Literature · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've just found a great book for cat lovers: I Was The Cat by Paul Tobin tells the story of Burma, a cat who seems to be on his ninth life and is finally ready to have his memoirs presented to the world. In order to do so, he contacts Allison Breaking to act as a ghost writer for his biography. Allison is an American in London staying with her female friend Reggie, who is very wary of Allison's new job working for Burma. And who wouldn't be? Allison is contacted by a strange "man" who says he wants to pay her a very hefty salary to work for him. Burma doesn't tell Allison he is a cat, but he does warn her that she may be alarmed by his appearance. Reggie tries ... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...

[Easter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was not great, but it wasn't the worst either.

It was disappointing, since the idea had promise: a writer interviews a talking cat that has been in famous historical moments.

Alas, the primary female characters are written as incredibly stupid, which didn't help. I didn't have to know the writer was a guy to figure out why they were so badly characterized.

The artwork is much more enjoyable with the cat word bubble being an enjoyable extra.

My recommendation is to check it out from the library.

[Gary Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

49th book read in 2017.

Number 349 out of 613 on my all time book list.

[Nicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think all cats could and would try to take over the world if they could talk and had access to resources, like the comic’s main protagonist. The other two characters annoyed me a little—I think they could have been workshopped to be a bit tighter—but it’s a fun read. I especially liked the first 75% of the book.

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the books we bought from the Oni Press booth at Pax West last year. It's the story of a cat writing the memoirs of his previous eight lives, most of which involved him trying to take over the world. It's a great looking little hardcover and was on sale, so how could we resist?

A rich stranger invites an American journalist (or, blogger, I guess?) to London under much secrecy in order to write his memoirs. The stranger, it turns out, is a talking cat, and he tells the blogger tales of his previous lives - running messages for troops through the trenches at The Battle of the Somme, convincing ancient Egyptians to worship cats, advising Napoleon during his wartime campaigns, that sort of thing.

It's a fun concept, but it fell a bit flat for me. I enjoyed the flashbacks, but the idea was too ambitious for the size of this book, so most of those stories were pretty thin. It felt like they took away from the potentially interesting modern-day narrative as well, which was also left feeling a bit anemic. The stories from the past didn't really compliment the main plot at all, and as a result the book felt disjointed.

This is just a minor annoyance, but I knew without checking the bio that the writer wasn't English. I couldn't tell if he was trying to play up stereotypes for comedic effect (he had villains in bowler hats, after all) or if he really thought a bunch of 'bloody hell's and Manchester United references was what the reader needed to truly imagine London. It wasn't enough to ruin the experience, and actually this fictional Disney view of London was fun, but I did find it quite jarring throughout the book. I imagine it would be even worse if you were actually English.

This had some problems, but it was also a fun read with some great artwork. It's hard to go truly wrong with talking cats taking over the world.

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[Just a Girl Fighting Censorship · Rating 4 out of 5]

What if your cat could talk? Tobin's answer, it would probably try to take over the world, I can't disagree.



Burma is a cat that has lived many lives, he hires a woman to write his memoir and we get to see the various points in history where he tried to take over the world.

Some of these time periods were more interesting than others, but I found I enjoyed the present storyline much more.

A must read for any crazy cat lady!

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

i thought it was a cute funny silly haha. very quick read, interesting characters even if they were very flat. intriguing premise but at some points hard to follow.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Ah, Tobin and Dewey, you little minxes, you had me from the first page. Your exquisitely illustrated pages, the layered storyline, and fun but quirky characters. I was completely enthralled reading about the story of the world's only talking cat and his doomed attempts at world dominion. But then I came to an ending so abrupt, so anticlimactic, that I could only stare at the last panel in shock, a tear in my eye and an unanswered, "why?!?" on my lips.

Story: Alison Breaking is an American investigative journalist blogger in London on assignment. She's been paid a huge amount of money to write the memoirs of a mysterious gentleman named Burma. With her 'Betty Page' influenced British friend, they take on the assignment of Burma, only to find that he is a talking cat. And what a story he has to tell - 8 lives spent trying to take over the world but always failing due to the shortcomings of the humans with whom he plots. Choosing Mary Queen of Scotts over Elizabeth Rex, Jonathan Wild, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Audrey Hepburn - we have a story of a cat in the right and wrong places at the right and wrong times. But now, with this 8th life, has Burma changed his tune? Or is he still secretly plotting to take over the world? The girls are about to find out....

If you've read Bandette, you know how imaginative Tobin writes. And as for Dewey's illustrations....beautifully rendered, clean artwork with interesting angles and a strong sense of style, mood, and atmosphere. I've rarely come across an artist who understands so naturally and intuitively how to make everything into its own distinct character - the world, the location, the plot, even clothing and cars. I loved looking at every single page, from the quirk of a cat's stride to the clothing worn by the girls. Even the shoes were perfect!

And then the story: a cat and mouse (pun intended) game of two innocent and quirky girls (loved them both!) and the cat leading them on, slowly unwinding a tale of a very bad kitty. We had the historical aspects and then we had the modern deviousness interwoven throughout - secret companies, cat underground, a band of thugs executing a nefarious set of executions. Who was the car courier who died? Why was the mysterious man trying to contact the girls? Why an investigative journalist instead of a real biographer?

And then the ending comes and the door shuts cruelly in our face. We would get no answers to the intriguing puzzle and instead find that I was The Cat is the most achingly beautiful of presents, all wrapped up and pretty but never meant to be opened. For when you do, you find that all you have is an empty box, a promise never fulfilled. An anticlimax of an ending that leaves you hanging with no clever resolution, no wink or nod or even point to the girls being there to take down Burma's story (or Burma himself). Rather, we are given an understood fait accompli that should leave us amused but instead renders a kick in the gut.

Graphic novels can be an art form and this book was heading there with a bullet. Great literary and cultural references: from Breakfast at Tiffany's to 007 to a world war. Add in art that expands upon and really elevated the story's mood and character, adding gravity and quirkiness where needed. But to see it all ruined by such a non ending is so unfortunate and frustrating.

Now that I know how it ends, I will read it again and enjoy it for the journey, knowing that it ultimately goes nowhere. For it is a great journey and definitely worth the three stars rating. And at the same time, I will eagerly await artist Tobin's next book.

Reviewed from an ARC.

[Francesca · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

Tra le varie uscite di fumetti su Netgalley della settimana, una sicuramente cattura subito l’attenzione, tanto più se siete amanti dei gatti (reali e virtuali), ossia la nuova graphic novel I Was The Cat, scritta da Paul Tobin e illustrata da Benjamin Dewey, in uscita ad agosto per la Oni Press.

Allison è una giovane giornalista di talento, che scrive articoli e notizie soprattutto per il suo blog e deve fare i conti con un lavoro mal pagato e le numerose bollette da saldare.
Un giorno riceve una strana proposta di lavoro da un certo Burma.
Benché l’istinto e gli amici consigliano Allison di non fidarsi di questo sinistro sconosciuto, lei si reca comunque all’appuntamento per scoprire che Burma in realtà è un… gatto! Sì, un gatto parlante e ben determinato.
Dopo lo sconcerto iniziale, Allison accetta l’incarico, che consiste nel raccontare le memorie delle nove vite di Burma: sorprendentemente sempre presente nei momenti cruciali della storia e grazie alle sue caratteristiche feline (intuito, scaltrezza, raffinatezza, astuzia, ecc.), costantemente mosso dall’aspirazione di voler essere il dominatore del mondo, Burma a suo modo ha plasmato gli eventi e la storia.
Se questa non fosse una notizia sufficientemente sconvolgente, quello che cerca di fare Burma con la sua nona e ultima vita, con la complicità dell’ignara Allison, è ancor più scioccante.

L’idea alla base del fumetto è originale, la storia è raccontata tramite rapidi scambi di battute, un rapido susseguirsi di azioni, oltre ad essere narrata alternando il punto di vista di Allison, nelle parti generali, e quello di Burma, nelle pagine dedicate alle sue memorie.

Il personaggio di Allison mi è sembrato un po’ simbolo del lettore in generale, la voce che esprime al contempo la sensazione intrigante verso questo gatto insolito e lo shock di fronte al fatto che una tale creatura davvero esista e da così tanto tempo.

Burma ha le caratteristiche tipiche, talora un po’ stereotipate del gatto insensibile, presuntuoso e dispotico. A mio parere egli è una sorta di metafora ironica del “potere” che i gatti hanno conquistato ultimamente in rete – in questo senso la sottile critica, mai aspra comunque, ma divertita, è di sicuro effetto e colpisce nel segno.

Una piacevole graphic novel, che si legge velocemente.

***Thanks to Netgalley and to the publisher for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Evelyn Swift (Featherbrained Books) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Catpocalypse! My first book of 2017!

This was a fun read and I really liked the artwork, especially how Burma was drawn but unfortunately the plot wasn’t good. The whole idea of having different lives within a cat’s nine lives was a really neat idea but I felt like I would have enjoyed it more if Burma hadn’t been so old, if he had started in the early 1900’s instead of in Ancient Egypt. Then the author could have really focused on explaining stories in detail rather than vague overviews of important events, such as when he “lead” Napoleon and made it sound like he had a lot to do with his conquering when the only scene we get is Burma pointing to a map and telling him to attack. There were also huge gaps, like between Ancient Egypt which then jumps to the Elizabethan era.

Also I feel like there is always this divide between “cat people” vs “dog people” but I really love all animals so I was quite sad to see all the dogs being killed in this novel as well as the cat that got run over, fairly graphic and might not be for everyone, especially if someone picks this up because they are a cat lover.

Lastly, one little nit-picky thing that bothered me was that Audrey Hepburn didn’t look like herself! The author got the clothing and style very spot on but any of the close up’s on her face didn’t look like her which I thought was strange. It wouldn’t be hard to draw her accurately since this was basically a retelling of history.

[Silas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a comic book, and though it's a little bit different than some other comics, it still has a lot of that flavor in it. The main human character has a joke name, and there are a few bits in the story where the artist clearly just wanted to draw naked women, but at least it wasn't particularly pinup oriented. The story is interesting, if a bit slow, with a unique talking cat having memoirs written of his nine lives throughout history. It's interesting as far as it goes, imagining ways in which a talking cat might have been involved in important events in history... well, Western history... it largely ignores a lot of areas of the world where he might have gone, which is one of the ways this book could have been improved. The other main way it could have been improved was by having any sort of ending at all. Maybe it was meant to be a continuing series and was discontinued, but we are just left to imagine how the story ends, for the most part once the ghost writer agrees to publish, and that was deeply unsatisfying for an already kind of slow book, since there was obviously space to write an ending, the author just didn't. Apart from that significant issue I had, the story itself was imaginative and enjoyable overall.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

I purchased this book when it released and although I started reading it, for some reason I didn't get far initially. However, I am a fan of writer Paul Tobin, especially since his Witcher series from Dark Horse over the past couple of years.

Finally, I gave this a proper read and very much enjoyed how Tobin brought in the historical accounts from the perspective of Burma, the talking cat, as his memoirs are recorded by Allison Breaking. As with Bandette, Tobin proves his skill with portraying periods of history that resonate believability. Add the beautiful artistic style of Benjamin Dewey, and the visual experience is like candy for the eyes. Burma is gorgeously illustrated. Dewey's illustrations are not elaborately detailed, nor does he need to because his art conveys plenty of expression and feelings without feeling heavy by an inordinate amount of detail. Instead, as also the colorist, he is able to pull in the colors that accentuate his drawings well.

The only drawback I encountered was with the lettering. Jared Jones had very clean and clear lettering, however the thickness of the font was thin. I found it hard to read at times and I struggled to make sure I had enough bright light. It's a personal issue, which probably would be fine for most other people.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really don't know what to say about this one. The premise was really interesting but I feel like a lot of it fell flat. "I Was the Cat" tells the story of a talking cat named Burma chronicling his past 8 lives while orchestrating nefarious dealings. I really wish they would have delved into Burma's past lives more than they did, most of them are boiled down to brief single panel sketches. The one life they did go into detail about I found to be tedious.
The two main female characters are so blind to everything going on around them that I found it frustrating. I don't know if it's supposed to tie into the reveal at the end of the book, but I feel like that would be lending the book a little too much credit.
The pacing of the book was very slow, until you get to the ending, then it's over so quickly leaves you flipping back and forth between the last few pages. I was surprised to see that there's no sequel.
The art was decent and the storyline was solid, if poorly executed. I must say I had high expectations for this one.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book seems like it has a lot it wants to say, but I'm not sure it ever gets its point across.
On the surface, it's a book about a long-lived talking cat who is dictating his memoirs. But it's also a conspiracy thriller, a treatise on human failings, a historical novel, and a relationship drama. But it doesn't ever do any of those things particularly well, and they don't come together well enough to really justify all the different tangents gone on throughout. Like the cat's past lives are kind of interesting and paint a decent reflection of different eras, but none of them ever really SAY anything more than 'this cat wants to rule the world.' Maybe I just couldn't get over the silliness of that central plot point. It's not bad, and the art is very well done throughout. But it is aggressively average - it hints at being better than it is, but never makes the needed step. Cat lovers will probably enjoy it, and people who are made curious by the title as well. But it's not something I would recommend seeking out.

[Kyleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.2 Talking Cats out of 5

STORY - 3.5/5 (really interesting! The melding of all kinds of historical elements that even someone who doesn't study history would recognize was really fun. It did get a little out of hand a couple time though.)

CHARACTERS - 3/5 (I don't really feel I know the human characters but I'm add a half a point because Burma the cat was EXCELLENT)

WRITING & ART - 2/5 (the writing was ok but sometimes stunted. The art on the other hand I really didn't like.)

UNIQUENESS - 3.5/5 (It reminded me of other books I've read before but also there was a cat who was trying to take over the world...so yeah)

ENJOYMENT - 4/5 (It was so quick, interesting, and funny! I sped through this book and really enjoyed it. There were some parts that dragged a little though

[Mrs. Hahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I Was the Cat is a graphic novel in which a talking cat hires a woman to write his memoirs, including his many attempts to take over the world. Allison Breaking-- an American woman in London who has a Breaking News blog and who has been hacking sites since fifth grade-- is the person to whom Burma dictates his memoirs.

Paul Tobin and Benjamin Dewey have crafted an interesting premise, but I don't know that I'm quite sold on the conclusion. I turned the last page and saw "Bonus Material" and was wholly disappointed. I wanted an ending, dangit!

The artwork is lovely, and the cast is somewhat diverse. There are bits of humor, suspense, and fear throughout. It's good, but not great.

[K. McDevitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I expected this graphic novel to be a fun story about a cat's nine lives. And I did get that, through dictated memoir stories and full flashbacks. But there was a whole lot more to the story than a long-lived cat who wants to tell his stories. Because this particular cat--a talking cat--is also bent on taking over the world. He's spent time with murderers and world leaders and movie stars, and all his knowledge has accumulated to this perfect set of events where he has almost realized his goals.

I'm not sure how to feel about the ending, honestly. I don't tend to like rooting for the bad guy... but he's just such a cute, clever cat!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Allison is a journalist who's offered more than the usual amount to write someone's memoirs. Burma's memoirs... Burma is a cat on his ninth life ready to share the story of his many attempts at taking over the world during his past lives. What a concept, right? The story felt original and super entertaining. Allison's best friend Reggie was extremely skeptical of this mysterious offer before she walked into Burma's townhouse and realized he was a cat. It irked me how all of her reservations about the situation went out the window the second she meets the talking cat. You'd think something as strange as that would confirm her doubts, but that didn't happen. I would've preferred if Reggie held on to her original skepticism at least until halfway through the book. Other than that, we get to witness how maniacal this rich mastermind of a cat really is. This is an entertaining read.

[Fraser Sherman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Odd, but engaging. Allison Breaking accepts an assignment to ghost-write the autobiography of someone named Burma ... who turns out to be the world's only talking cat. After getting over her shock, Allison accepts the job of writing about Burma's past eight lives, most of which involved attempts to rule the world (it feels very Pinky and the Brain at times). But that's all in the past, right? He's certainly not going to try that in his ninth and final life ... is he?
This was charming, but the big reveal at the climax wasn't entirely satisfying.

[Jen Grogan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book, generally good art. I liked the two main human characters (both WOC) and the main cat, Burma, was appropriately... well, like a talking cat who'd lived through large parts of history really would be.

He also looks a LOT like my cat, which I'm pretty sure is the reason my friend got this book for me.

There were some depictions of violence, including violence against cats, although I wouldn't call them terribly graphic.

Generally satisfied, but wasn't deeply moved by it.

[Magnus Frederiksen · Rating 3 out of 5]

En rolig tanke. Tydligt att det är kattägare som skrivit denna berättelse. Vem har inte tänkt ”katter tror att de äger världen”. Den här historien handlar om en talande katt som har bokstavligen 9 liv. Och han har använt dessa till att försöka ta över världen. Han har krigat i 2a världskriget, han har levt i det gamla Egypten osv osv. Fint tecknat, fin historia men kanske lite enkel. Inte så mycket djup.

[Rex Libris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was lead to believe this would be a story more on the humorous side, but it was not. The cat, through his various nine lives, is trying to take over the world. Such attempts included portraying himself as a god in ancient Egypt. He is still trying to do so in the current day, and is perfectly willing to have a lot of blood shed in the process.

On the positive side, the artwork is good.

[Laffiez · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the art style but it felt so long :c centuries spent on something that looked so short. the story made sense and I'm surprised I finished it... even though I felt obligated to because the librarian recommended it. other than that I don't really have anything to add.... unless I point out that the was a glow up in the art style.