Helpful Score: 5
This was a sweet book and a really quick read.
Helpful Score: 5
The sparse use of words, the feeling and truth, and the growth of a lonely man, are equally compelling in this scrap of a book. The kitten (as small as my hand) is a sweet component of this love story. I highly recommend it.
Helpful Score: 3
This is a sweet little story - a little sparse on character development, and no one except the cat even has a name. It follows the growth of a lonely man who acquires a kitten and learns to love. It is a quick read and leaves you feeling content and happy.
Helpful Score: 3
I really liked this book!!! I thought the story was good, even tho the characters were not named!!!! A must for cat lovers!!!!
Helpful Score: 2
The Bachelor's Cat has all the earmarks of a classic love story a holiday gift that will rival The Christmas Box and The Notebook. When a somewhat introverted and self-serving bachelor artist finds a stray kitten at his doorstep, he decides to take her in to see if he can, indeed, sustain a lasting and loving relationship with another living creature. His on-again, off-again romance with a sexy but shallow girlfriend has left him emotionally cynical, and in no time the cat becomes the central focus of his life. Through her, the man rediscovers the meaning of loyalty and affection.
Out one evening at his neighborhood bar, the man strikes up conversation with a woman. She's not his usual type a little older (closer to his age, in fact) and on the heavy side but after several minutes they are caught up in a kind of exciting conversation he never experienced with his old girlfriend. As their relationship unfolds and blossoms in new and rewardi! ng ways, the man wavers between the sincerity and depth of the woman versus the frivolous and surface sexuality of his girlfriend, and it is his trusty cat who illuminates the right path. The Bachelor's Cat is charming, emotional and rife with life's important lessons
Out one evening at his neighborhood bar, the man strikes up conversation with a woman. She's not his usual type a little older (closer to his age, in fact) and on the heavy side but after several minutes they are caught up in a kind of exciting conversation he never experienced with his old girlfriend. As their relationship unfolds and blossoms in new and rewardi! ng ways, the man wavers between the sincerity and depth of the woman versus the frivolous and surface sexuality of his girlfriend, and it is his trusty cat who illuminates the right path. The Bachelor's Cat is charming, emotional and rife with life's important lessons
Helpful Score: 1
Cute little book, loved it.
Helpful Score: 1
Short, sweet, enchanting story of a man who finds his true self after taking in a stray kitten. Highly recommend this book! You needn't be a cat lover to be charmed!
Helpful Score: 1
in short : a beautiful story that is beautifully written. to be more expansive : this is a gorgeous tale of love and self discovery, told with lush prose and a sense of humor. the bachelor is sensitive, lost, wildly romantic, and secretly detached. in caring for an orphaned cat he learns the meaning of love, loyalty and friendship. the woman he doesn't dare love is kind, caring, available and Not His Type : overweight, older, direct. the girlfriend he can't forget is gorgeous, cunning and self-absorbed. the confusion that pulls him in two different directions is poignant and altogether. this is a sweet novel about separating the glitz from the gold. here is an unforgettable line from the book to whet your appetite :
"...it was as if she had taken her skills at navigating the human soul and signed aboard a pirate ship with them."
"...it was as if she had taken her skills at navigating the human soul and signed aboard a pirate ship with them."
Helpful Score: 1
A very cute book. Short and quick to read.
Helpful Score: 1
Poignant story of a kitten/cat that changes a bachelor's life. A fast read.
A friend gave me this book for my birthday one year. Don't recall how long I've had it but yesterday (4/8/2024) I was ready to start a new book and wanted something that would be quick. This book fit the bill--it's about the size of a small paperback and is only 120 pages. I read a few pages yesterday and managed to finish the book over lunch today.
I noticed that the only character in the book who had a name was the cat, Frankie. I suspect that was a deliberate choice by the author. For me, that didn't detract from the story. Frankie was a tiny, drenched kitten when "the bachelor" took her in and ultimately kept her. The two other main characters were "the girlfriend" and "the woman." The "girlfriend" was very attractive, apparently was aware of it, and used her looks to manipulate men--including the bachelor, who couldn't let go of the relationship even though it wasn't very satisfying for him. "The woman" was a gal he met at a bar and had an immediate connection with but she was a bit on the heavier side, which bothered the bachelor.
Those who wrote one- and two-star reviews on other sites were disturbed by the way "the woman" was described--how her weight bothered the bachelor. However, I wasn't put off by the fact that the bachelor was bothered by the woman's weight. First, the book was written in 1997, nearly 30 years ago and I suspect that most men then (and probably still today) could be initially put off by a female who was overweight. And, if women were truly honest, they would probably feel the same way about a guy who was overweight. So, to me, the bachelor's initial reaction to the woman's weight came across as honest. Some of the one- and two-star reviews on other sites also commented on how shallow the bachelor was. The point of the story (as I interpreted it) was to show the impact one tiny kitten could have on a human being.
I noticed that the only character in the book who had a name was the cat, Frankie. I suspect that was a deliberate choice by the author. For me, that didn't detract from the story. Frankie was a tiny, drenched kitten when "the bachelor" took her in and ultimately kept her. The two other main characters were "the girlfriend" and "the woman." The "girlfriend" was very attractive, apparently was aware of it, and used her looks to manipulate men--including the bachelor, who couldn't let go of the relationship even though it wasn't very satisfying for him. "The woman" was a gal he met at a bar and had an immediate connection with but she was a bit on the heavier side, which bothered the bachelor.
Those who wrote one- and two-star reviews on other sites were disturbed by the way "the woman" was described--how her weight bothered the bachelor. However, I wasn't put off by the fact that the bachelor was bothered by the woman's weight. First, the book was written in 1997, nearly 30 years ago and I suspect that most men then (and probably still today) could be initially put off by a female who was overweight. And, if women were truly honest, they would probably feel the same way about a guy who was overweight. So, to me, the bachelor's initial reaction to the woman's weight came across as honest. Some of the one- and two-star reviews on other sites also commented on how shallow the bachelor was. The point of the story (as I interpreted it) was to show the impact one tiny kitten could have on a human being.
This is a very easy, cute book to read. A young man, finds a cold hungry kitten on his doorstoop.
He takes her in, out of the cold, and starts to feed and care for her.
She teaches him about true love, not the love that his manipulating girlfriend sems to think is love.
He calls this exquisite cat, Frankie. Frankie, follows him everywhere and loves him unconditionally.
The man meets a woman, that is not really hit "type" but he starts to fall in love with her like the cat.
The cat trusts this woman absolutely. Then comes the day the man has to make a decision, stay with the woman, or go aftger the girlfriend that is alluring but fickle.
He goes to meet the girlfriend one day and Frankie follows him out of a door that is not fully shut, and gets hit by a car. The man is devestated and learns that love is always pursuing you and you must pursue it in turn.
Frankie survives and the man, having come to his senses, leaves the bitchy girlfriend and loves the woman, totally.
He takes her in, out of the cold, and starts to feed and care for her.
She teaches him about true love, not the love that his manipulating girlfriend sems to think is love.
He calls this exquisite cat, Frankie. Frankie, follows him everywhere and loves him unconditionally.
The man meets a woman, that is not really hit "type" but he starts to fall in love with her like the cat.
The cat trusts this woman absolutely. Then comes the day the man has to make a decision, stay with the woman, or go aftger the girlfriend that is alluring but fickle.
He goes to meet the girlfriend one day and Frankie follows him out of a door that is not fully shut, and gets hit by a car. The man is devestated and learns that love is always pursuing you and you must pursue it in turn.
Frankie survives and the man, having come to his senses, leaves the bitchy girlfriend and loves the woman, totally.
