A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen

A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen.
ISBN: 978-1250029461

Read November 13, 2013.

 

Nonfiction: Cat-lover and drug-recovery memoir.

 

A sweet, slight story about how Bob the cat adopted Mr Bowen and helped him make the transition from drug-addled street-bum to productive and responsible cat person.  The narrative voice was engaging, yet blunt about his own shortcomings, as well as those of others he encounters.  Bonus for ending BEFORE the cat dies, and for Mr Bowen's straighforwardness about the difficulties of getting his life back on track without becoming maudlin or bitter. 

 

I would have enjoyed seeing snapshots of Bob or the duo working their beat.