Cat Selfies

by Charlie Ellis

Everyone is snapping selfies and cats are no exception! From the sublime to the ridiculous, this book collects the best photos of felines who have taken the selfie craze into their own paws.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Cats

96 pages, Hardcover

First published October 6, 2014

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really cute omg

[Faylogic · Rating 5 out of 5]

CATS!

[Gerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cats and kittens are so cute that the number of books featuring their photographs is legion. Here is another one, this time relating to the current fad of taking selfies with comments alongside each image. While the photographs are undoubtedly mostly cute, many of the one-line comments in particular do not always match the apparent mood of the felines, at least not for this reader who is not a selfie taker!

One that does match the photograph perfectly is #coolforcats as the subject is preening himself and looking perfectly cool wearing his large size sunglasses! And #existentialanguish does similarly match the image as the cat lies with his head to the side, big eyes staring as he seems to be reviewing the existence of his species as a free and responsible agent who determine their own development through acts of the will - and, as we all know, cats have plenty of their own will!

Not all the comments are one-liners, for Polo tells us his name, that he likes to be the fanciest cat in town and that his major dislike is having a whisker out of place. This last comment is obvious by the gorgeous way he presents himself in the photograph!

It is a fun book and the cat images are really great. #okayforcats!

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kryptonite is cute cats. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Redfox5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically, if you like pictures of cats, you will love this book :)

[Matie *Cat Lady* · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a little bit disappointing. Some of the pictures are nothing Special and the remarks were not really funny. Nevertheless, since this is about cats: 3.5

[Kellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny cat pictures. #forcatloversonly

[Carrie Kellenberger · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute coffee table book about cats. There isn't much text. Just lots of cute photos.

[Jessica Gallant · Rating 1 out of 5]

I should have expected that this book was more of a snapshot and quote instead of a book, so I'll take the loss on not enjoying it. I'm not sure why this was made into a book. I do not recommend. You can just as easily see cats online.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute photos of cats. Not much else to it.

[Tillie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can't go wrong with cat pics, but the commentary is just okay.

[Manny · Rating 2 out of 5]

The credits page says that one of the selfie-takers featured here is called "Morgenstjernen". If that's a reference to the cat in Knausgård's recent novel, seriously creepy.

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh, a little funnier than the dog one and I am a dog person. sadly not great.

[Debbie J · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a kitty conundrum: a clever concept which fails due to cheap execution. A five-year old could’ve put Cat Selfies together using basic image searches and I can’t help wondering if one did.

I hope not many people paid to read this book. The seemingly low production effort almost seems insulting to its potential audience.