If my book club had not chosen this book from among a list of Christmas titles for our December meeting I would NOT own it. I can't even GIVE this thing away!

I love cats, truly I do, and put up with one in my home whose behavior is atrocious. BUT I cannot stand this long-winded anthropomorphic love story between cat and supposed curmudgeon. I say supposed because, at least as far as I slogged through before giving up, he wasn't particularly curmudgeonly, just an old bachelor.

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I enjoyed reading about Polar Bear, the author's cat that he rescued one Christmas Eve from an alley in New York City. It was really cute to read about their long "discussions" and getting used to living with each other. Mr. Amory described himself as "cat owned" and since I am a cat person, I can relate. I also had not realized that he was the founder of The Fund for Animals in 1967 and was quite an animal activist. He tells the story in the book of a group of activists from the Fund painting seal pups red so they were no use to the sealers and therefore he saved their lives. They had purchased a ship which they fortified the bow with cement and rocks to turn it into an ice breaker so they could reach the seal pups. They also used this ship to ram a pirate whaling ship which put the pirates out of business. Great reading for animal activists!

A read-aloud treasure for Christmas time....

This is a book for people that have or are owned by cats. Only they would appreciate the detail that Amory gives in description of this relationship. Of course, others who would like to experience the love and friendship of a cat only have to let the fact be known. Friends or shelters would welcome them.

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