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There are currently 13 member reviews
for Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic
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Joanna B. (Bayonne, NJ)
Comfort read
What a beautiful, cozy book. I laughed, I cried, and I gained insight into myself and others just as the characters in the stories did. I haven't read the others in the series, so I'm not sure how this one compares, but this was a comforting escape from my stressful world, and I highly recommend to anyone really.
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Mari A. (Grand Junction, CO)
Cute and cozy
Perfect pick me up book! I read the first two books in this series and I was so excited for a third book! It is impossible to read without a smile on your face!
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Candace F. (Lincoln, NE)
This was a very enjoyable book
I've always thought of myself as a dog lover, but after reading this book, I would really like to get a cat. Cats are very interesting animals. Their personalities make each one a distinct individual. Syou Ishida uniquely weaves the characters of cats into the personality healing of humans. I have never entertained the thought of a cat as being a prescription to heal areas of human behavior, so this book was very enlightening and unique for me. I have not read the other books by this author but after reading this book, I will certainly be checking them out. I certainly would recommend this to my friends.
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Karen R. (Columbus, OH)
Even if you don't have a cat, you will enjoy this series
This is the third book in this series. I recommend reading them in order. The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul is staffed by one doctor and one nurse. The doctor listens to your concerns and then prescribes a cat. I really enjoyed all the patients and the interactions with their specific cats.
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Janine_S
Wonderful cozy hopeful read
This is the third book in the “We’ll Prescribe You A Cat” series, a Japanese awarding series, and my first read in it. You definitely don’t need to read the previous two books to enjoy this one. This is a book to savor as you read of its transformative themes of compassion and self-discovery.
First, I’m a dog lover - mostly because I’m so allergic to cats. But I can successfully say I suffered no allergic reaction in reading this delightful book and grew to appreciate cats in the process of reading.
The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul is tucked away in a very hidden spot in Kyoto. It’s difficult to find unless you are meant to find it. The treatment is most unusual: no medicine, no exams, no therapy. The solution to your life’s problem is a cat or a cat connection. Dr. Nikké will guide you. This book is divided into four stories: three titled for the names of the cats being given to the main character in the story: Benia - for a woman suffering anxiety before an important presentation: Tangerine - for a young artist questioning her career; and Shiro - for a woman troubled by guilt: the fourth is entitled “To Cat or Not Cat” features an interesting treatment Dr. Nikké offers to a young father overwhelmed by parenthood. In each section the cat or cat connection offers the gift of connection and insight into compassion.
The simplicity of these stories is so powerful yet so relaxing in the read. You are willing to suspend belief for the beauty of the magical realism that enchants each story. The descriptions of the cats and their actions is well done. Each cat teaches the human something that’s been missing in awareness about themselves and their lives.
I think reading this book is more of an experience than a plot or character driven novel is about. That is, each story is an opportunity to experience the healing properties of cats in the lives of the humans they engage with. It’s also just a super way to defuse, to disengage and just experience a really good novel.
My thanks to NetGalley/ BookBrowse and Berkley Publishing Group for allowing me access to this ARC.
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Michele C. (Frederick, MD)
fun read
This was an interesting read, almost like short stories with different people their problems and cats. Were the doctor and his nurse cats? That was left to the imagination. Did the clinic even exist?
Fantasy at is best where you decide the story.
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Charla W. (Biloxi, MS)
Cats make life better!
If only! If only humanity truly acknowledged the value of owning a cat or any other pet, the world would be a better place. This is the story of a mysterious place where a clinic prescribes a cat to treat a person's issue. The patient would take the prescribed cat for a certain amount of time, and in taking care of the cat, the cat actually helps the patient come to terms with their problem and heals them. The reader gets to know both the cats and the patient's stories. And, all of this adds up to pretty good book!
