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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Insightful and Extremely Unusual Book!
What a cool book! I've never read anything like this. I was afraid it was going to be sappy and silly, but I was COMPLETELY wrong, so if you're thinking the same thing, read on. One of my pet peeves (no pun intended) is people who anthropomorphize their pets, assigning specifically human motivations to their behavior, and that's what I expected from this book. But the...
Published on April 18, 2001 by Gina Viotti
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Cat's Tale
The book makes clever analogies to the life of the author's cat, Katie, and his relationship with God. You may find yourself seeing your relationship with God in a new, more intimate way. You may find comfort and enjoy the litte parables. I found some aspects of Katie's life upsetting and couldn't get pass those to embrace the book.
Published on October 24, 2001 by Born to Read
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Insightful and Extremely Unusual Book!,
By Gina Viotti (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me (Hardcover)
What a cool book! I've never read anything like this. I was afraid it was going to be sappy and silly, but I was COMPLETELY wrong, so if you're thinking the same thing, read on. One of my pet peeves (no pun intended) is people who anthropomorphize their pets, assigning specifically human motivations to their behavior, and that's what I expected from this book. But the author doesn't do that at all. In fact, at first he's annoyed by his cat Katie and her feline ways when she gets in his way as he's trying to meditate and pray. But she ends up becoming an inspiration to him, at times a metaphor, a reminder of his humanity, or a grounding influence in his soul-searching. By observing Katie's behavior and his own reactions to it, the author has come up with some very original spiritual insights. Katie's unwitting role in all of this is really fascinating, not to mention amusing. This is not just a book for "cat people." I think anyone who cares about spiritual growth would get something out of it. I know I did, and I don't even have a cat... yet.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching story about defining your own spirituality,
By A Customer
This review is from: Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me (Hardcover)
Praying with Katie is a unique story about the author's search for spirituality and peace with himself. His journey takes place with the help of his cat, Katie. Through his relationship with Katie, Don is able to define his own spirituality and find the strength to deal with his personal challenges.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Cat's Tale,
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This review is from: Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me (Hardcover)
The book makes clever analogies to the life of the author's cat, Katie, and his relationship with God. You may find yourself seeing your relationship with God in a new, more intimate way. You may find comfort and enjoy the litte parables. I found some aspects of Katie's life upsetting and couldn't get pass those to embrace the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Praying With Katie, God, My Cat, And Me,
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This review is from: Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me (Hardcover)
I was given this book several years ago by the pastor of my church. It gave me a brand new outlook on the unconditional love of God. I have read it several times, as it is very inspirational and is an "easy" read. I have purchased copies for friends and highly recommend it to EVERYONE...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A New Relationship with God,
By A Customer
This review is from: Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me (Hardcover)
When this book was given to me my initial reaction was that I wasn't impressed. That was before I started reading beyond the introduction. By assessing his relationship with a kitten, the author looks at his relationship with his God in a new light.It would seem presumptuous to compare oneself to God, but sometimes I think it is our nature to try to see things from God's perspective. This book gave me a lot to think about in terms of my relatonship with my creator - quite a feat in such a small and unscholarly work.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Okay maybe 2 1/2 stars,
By Aunt Pearl (The South (at least it used to be the south before all the Yankees moved here!!)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me (Hardcover)
I actually loved this book and read it 3 times before passing it along to another cat-loving Christian friend. The book is great except . . . When the author is referencing God as a pronoun, he uses His/Her; what is up with that????? As a minister, the author should know better than this!! It is just silly. Also, the cursing near the end of the book was unacceptable; grief can be expressed without using the Lord's name in vain. But of course, this is just my opinion. |
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Praying With Katie God, My Cat, And Me by Don Holt (Hardcover - March 15, 2001)
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