James Bowen
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| Title | : | A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets (Bob The Cat #1) |
| Author | : | James Bowen |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 279 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Animals. Biography. Cats. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography Memoir |
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Please don't think me churlish, but I will kick off by saying that this book is not terribly well crafted - it's repetitive and poorly copy edited. So, if you're snobby about writing, I suggest you give it a miss. That said, it'll be your loss, as it is a heartwarming book with an important message, for reasons other than its prose.Bowen describes how he was `invisible' when he was homeless, and the difference it made when he found Bob and took him busking with him. Suddenly people - the public - saw James, interacted with him, respected him. Having Bob humanised the man who was with him, and helped James turn his life around.
It echoes why this book matters: were it entitled `A Man Named James' I strongly suspect it would be invisible too. I doubt it would be published, let alone topping the bestseller charts, with James on TV sharing his experience. As a cat lover, it was Bob that made me gravitate to the story, and I'm sure I'm not alone (he is a particularly fine feline for all sorts of reasons) but there's so much more to this than fluff: through telling us about Bob, James is also able to share what it's like living on the streets, to busk, to sell the Big Issue and to come off drugs - all things most of us would otherwise shy away from reading about.
James Bowen isn't a writer, and he acknowledges at the end that he had some help in putting his story together anyway. But whilst A Streetcat Named Bob might not be great literature, it increases our understanding of people who often don't have a voice, and for that deserves its plaudits.
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| Original Title: | A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets |
| ISBN: | 1444737090 (ISBN13: 9781444737097) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Bob The Cat #1 |
| Characters: | Bob the Cat, James Bowen |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 39311 Users | 4569 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets (Bob The Cat #1)
A year 6 student mentioned this book when I asked what he had read recently and enjoyed. A couple days later he brought it in for me to read. I picked it up last night expecting to read for 30 minutes or so before bed but I ended up staying up until I finished it. It isn't very well written but it is extremely heart warming to read about the relationship that develops between James (a recovering heroin junkie) and Bob the street cat who befriends him. Today when I told the student that II thought this book would be a heartwarming story of an interesting cat living through some tough times on the street, that would probably make me cry and probably end in the cat's death. In fact, the cat does not die by the end (which is a good thing!) and the cat is kind of incidental to the story, not the star. What we have here is a self-pitying tale of woe by a semi-homeless junkie who happens upon Bob the Cat outside his flat and they start hanging out together as he goes about his day to
If you're a cat lover, dog lover, or animal lover, this story brings home how much an animal baby can make life sweeter and more fulfilling. It takes a non negotiable, selfless commitment to care for an animal, and it's not for everyone. In James's case, it took something special for him to bring Bob into his life and to take full responsibility for him. In the end, he got more unconditional love in returnthen he could ever have possibly imagined. This book is a true to life, wonderfully
I must admit I was torn before I read this book. I mean, I'm moggy obsessed, but also word mad, and had read a few reviews commenting on how poorly written this book is. Now I've finished it, I can quite safely say: some people are stupid. This isn't meant to be a challenging read or a work of great literature. its a true, from-the-heart story about one man and his mog. I actually thought the simple narrative made it really easy to see what James thought of Bob - his excitable use of language
This is an amazing book about a man and his cat. It is also a book about hope, friendship and getting another chance. It is a very uplifting book that takes you from the rough streets to the inconditional love of an animal, the true love of a friend.Here Bob and James met and the bonds of a life long friendship forms. You also learn of James fight to become a better person and get over his [SPOILER] previous drug addiction that put him on the streets.
"I've come to believe in the power of animals. I believe they can heal, teach, and push us to be better people" - Neil Abramson from his book unsaidThis quote sums up this book pretty well. James Bowen writes with great honesty and describes the life on the streets really well. I learned a lot from this book. About animals, people, London! He touched me and I felt really connected to him that at the end of the book I was actually PROUD of him for getting there and not giving up.About bob.. I had
This was a lovely read. Bob is such a character, reminds me of my Floof. 💛
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