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Here, Kitty, Kitty

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This is not the type of novel that will keep you up at night, but the plot has an interesting premise that kept me reading. The book reads quickly, I finished it in a day. The 3 core characters are interesting and involved, although all other characters remain on the periphery. Part of the suspense is derived from the fact that the cat and owner cannot communicate about what they experience. The ending is weak, I think, and attempts to bridge two worlds that are not compatible. Overall, though, the plot moves well and makes the book fun to read.

HERE KITTY, KITTY is a thoughtful novel about the beauty and the cruelty of nature and left me with both a feeling of hope, wishing the author's world of was possible, and a feeling of sadness knowing in reality it probably isn't. Parts of the story were a bit hard to stomach, the author paints vivid and painful images of the brutality of man and nature but they make the story all the more powerful. Being owned by a cat myself, I can vouch for the authenticity of Billie's character, her scenes were accurately done with care and were interesting to read. This is a book for those with a strong stomach who have a soft spot in their heart for the injustice done to animals in the wild.

I read this book in two sittings. I would have finished it in ONE, but it was very late and I needed sleep. If you enjoyed Jurassic Park, you will probably like Here, Kitty, Kitty. While the suspense is not quite as intense, it's still in there. This book is also more "fiction" than "science," which makes it a more interesting read for those of us who would like to see a real, living wooly mammoth or sabertooth cat... never mind the detailed mechanics of how it might be possible. As a cat owner (or own-ee?), I laughed out loud at "Billie's" observations about her human companions and the animals from "otherside."<P

In "Here Kitty, Kitty," by Winifred Elze, Emma's cat, Billie, gets her hair singed when she confronts mammoths and saber-toothed tigers in a Neolithic time warp.
A nice combination of old and new and an interesting viewpoint of Billie that you'll enjoy, by a literary stylist you need to read.

I found this book to be an utter diappointment. The characters never seemed to be fully developed nor did the plot ever seem to be a fully developed idea. The cat seemed to be the most developed character in the book. I felt like I had missed part of the story even though I had read each and every page. The ending seemed like the cliffhanging ending for a Saturday morning cartoon "tune in next week for the dramatic conclusion of Here Kitty Kitty". I think that this would have appealed to the young adult market more that the adult market. The time travelling cat and the prehistoric theme would appeal to that age group more appropriately.