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小锌褉邪胁卸薪褨褋褨薪褜泻褨 泻芯褌懈 锌械褉械泻芯薪邪薪褨, 褖芯 褩屑 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 褍胁械褋褜 褋胁褨褌, 胁芯薪懈 蟹褍褏胁邪谢褨 褌邪 褋邪屑芯胁锌械胁薪械薪褨, 褋懈谢褜薪褨 褌邪 薪械蟹邪谢械卸薪褨. 些械 薪械胁褨写芯屑芯, 褏褌芯 胁 褏邪褌褨 谐芯褋锌芯写邪褉: 胁懈 褔懈 胁邪褕 泻褨褌 (褟泻褖芯 胁褨薪 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨泄, 蟹胁褨褋薪芯)? 孝邪泻褨 泻芯褌懈 薪械 薪芯褋褟褌褜 锌褉芯褌懈斜谢芯褕懈薪懈褏 薪邪褕懈泄薪懈泻褨胁, 薪械 蟹鈥櫻徯残谎徰幯傃屟佈� 薪邪 褉褨蟹写胁褟薪懈褏 谢懈褋褌褨胁泻邪褏, 薪械 谐邪薪褟褞褌褜褋褟 蟹邪 斜褍写褜-褔懈屑, 褖芯 屑邪褦 薪邪 褋芯斜褨 写蟹胁褨薪芯褔芯泻, 邪谢械 写芯斜褉械 褔褍褞褌褜, 褟泻 蟹邪 写胁褨 泻褨屑薪邪褌懈 胁褨写 薪懈褏 胁褨写褔懈薪褟褞褌褜褋褟 写胁械褉褨 褏芯谢芯写懈谢褜薪懈泻邪.
袩械褉械写 胁邪屑懈 谐褍屑芯褉懈褋褌懈褔薪邪 屑褨薪褨械薪褑懈泻谢芯锌械写褨褟, 写芯褌械锌薪懈泄 褌褉邪泻褌邪褌 胁褨写 屑邪泄褋褌褉邪 褨褉芯薪褨褔薪芯褩 锌褉芯蟹懈 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪, 褖芯 蟹屑邪谢褜芯胁褍褦 胁褋褨 泻芯褌褟褔褨 褏懈褌褉芯褖褨, 薪械蟹斜邪谐薪械薪薪懈泄 褕邪褉屑 褨 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褞 薪邪褌褍褉褍 薪邪褕懈褏 褍谢褞斜谢械薪褑褨胁.
袩械褉械写 胁邪屑懈 谐褍屑芯褉懈褋褌懈褔薪邪 屑褨薪褨械薪褑懈泻谢芯锌械写褨褟, 写芯褌械锌薪懈泄 褌褉邪泻褌邪褌 胁褨写 屑邪泄褋褌褉邪 褨褉芯薪褨褔薪芯褩 锌褉芯蟹懈 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪, 褖芯 蟹屑邪谢褜芯胁褍褦 胁褋褨 泻芯褌褟褔褨 褏懈褌褉芯褖褨, 薪械蟹斜邪谐薪械薪薪懈泄 褕邪褉屑 褨 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褞 薪邪褌褍褉褍 薪邪褕懈褏 褍谢褞斜谢械薪褑褨胁.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published October 5, 1989
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Terry Pratchett
607听books44.8k听followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983鈥�2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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December 20, 2010
It is a commonly known fact among those that travel to the Disc that Death likes cats.
Honestly, the quickest way to get Death angry is to be mean to a cat.
Somehow this doesn't make losing a beloved cat any eaiser, but reading this book sure did make me laugh (and made me feel a little better. Pratchett is very good at that).
Pratchett, aided by some wonderful cartoons by Gray Jolliffe, presents a case for real cats. Not frou-frou cats, but real cats. You know, smelly ones, ugly ones, ones that would eat dogs if they were bigger.
(But dogs are better. They really are. They wag tails. They keep you warm at night. Cats just try to push you off the bed. And why, since I'm pausing, are dog people more friendly to other animals than cat people? I, and other dog people, will take in stray cats. But you never, ever hear of a cat person taking in a stray dog.)
As I am writing this, I share a house with two real cats and a nice scruffy dog who wants to drag to India. Just over a week ago, it was three cats and one dog.
All three cats were/are real cats.
(The dog is a real dog too).
It's true that my real cats do not have the run of a garden like Pratchett's cats seem to. I don't let them out tomurder, kill play with cute little birds and mice. Unlike some people, I live on a trolley route and I have seen what trollies can do to cats. It ain't pretty. There is also the BIG ENTIRE TOM who controls the neighborhood and even has people scared of him. He is real cat who mostly likely is also Satan.
But I agree completely with Pratchett. Any cat owner who reads this book will be laughing while shouting, YES, YES EXACTLY.
If you own a frou-frou cat you will be greatly confused. I would advise you to go get a real cat. (Yes, even you Bond villian. BTW, according to Pratchett at Christmas the British celebrate the birth of James Bond. tTHis explains so much).
IN this book, you will witness the tale of the cat and the flypaper. The cat, the owner, and the neighbor's gerbil tower. (Though my friend has this story beat. He came home to find that his three indoor cats had left a dead and bloody bird in the middle of his bed).
Pratchett also details what breeds of cats we might have had if dogs hadn't existed. I take issue with this because I know for a fact that my female cat is a tabby retriever crossed with a pit bull cat.
The cartoons are great and even present a new and hopoefully successful way to pill a cat.
Honestly, the quickest way to get Death angry is to be mean to a cat.
Somehow this doesn't make losing a beloved cat any eaiser, but reading this book sure did make me laugh (and made me feel a little better. Pratchett is very good at that).
Pratchett, aided by some wonderful cartoons by Gray Jolliffe, presents a case for real cats. Not frou-frou cats, but real cats. You know, smelly ones, ugly ones, ones that would eat dogs if they were bigger.
(But dogs are better. They really are. They wag tails. They keep you warm at night. Cats just try to push you off the bed. And why, since I'm pausing, are dog people more friendly to other animals than cat people? I, and other dog people, will take in stray cats. But you never, ever hear of a cat person taking in a stray dog.)
As I am writing this, I share a house with two real cats and a nice scruffy dog who wants to drag to India. Just over a week ago, it was three cats and one dog.
All three cats were/are real cats.
(The dog is a real dog too).
It's true that my real cats do not have the run of a garden like Pratchett's cats seem to. I don't let them out to
But I agree completely with Pratchett. Any cat owner who reads this book will be laughing while shouting, YES, YES EXACTLY.
If you own a frou-frou cat you will be greatly confused. I would advise you to go get a real cat. (Yes, even you Bond villian. BTW, according to Pratchett at Christmas the British celebrate the birth of James Bond. tTHis explains so much).
IN this book, you will witness the tale of the cat and the flypaper. The cat, the owner, and the neighbor's gerbil tower. (Though my friend has this story beat. He came home to find that his three indoor cats had left a dead and bloody bird in the middle of his bed).
Pratchett also details what breeds of cats we might have had if dogs hadn't existed. I take issue with this because I know for a fact that my female cat is a tabby retriever crossed with a pit bull cat.
The cartoons are great and even present a new and hopoefully successful way to pill a cat.
November 20, 2015
This one is for cat lovers, in particular lovers of Real Cats aka moggies and not pampered pedigreed cats. Pratchett is a well known lover of cats. His most famous cat Discworld Greebo, Nanny Ogg's familiar is very definitely a Real Cat. And of course all readers of Discworld knows that DEATH loves cats and is always kind to them.
In this little book Pratchett explains the features of Real Cats and his theory that most cats are Schrodinger Cats. Gently humorous, without being side splitting it will give you a few smiles if you are a cat owner.
In this little book Pratchett explains the features of Real Cats and his theory that most cats are Schrodinger Cats. Gently humorous, without being side splitting it will give you a few smiles if you are a cat owner.
April 29, 2017
This book is for cat lovers. And, actually, also for people who aren't.
This book makes hilarious fun of the way we let cats treat us but also makes the important distinction between REAL cats and those whiny-ass pretty things that people groom for TV ads.
I am a cat lover. My family has had several cats and although I like animals in general, nothing will take cats' place (except for owls, my number ones, but please don't tell the furballs or they'll lynch me). Currently, the only cat in the family is my grandmother's and let me tell you: she's the perfect example of what a NOT-REAL cat looks like and behaves. Sheesh!
Yeah, she can look cute but in a dumb way, is afraid of birds when they fly by the window (I kid you not, she's hiding under the couch for solid 5 minutes every time), couldn't kill a mouse if her life depended on it (been there, done that - TWICE) and is a horrible diva (not even in a catty way). Perhaps it has something to do with the poor creature getting brainwashed by my grandmother's Volksmusik that plays in the background in her apartment from early morning when she gets up to early night when she goes to sleep. Suffice it to say, I take pity on the poor thing.
Terry Pratchett, in his distinct funny way, tells us what REAL cats ought to be like: not very pretty, but very independent, sadistically playing with their humans, smart and unique. I've had a cat like that and it was a joy having him in my life: Nerino, this one's for you.
Every pet owner, but especially cat owners, has countless stories to tell about their pet (here: cat) having been adorably clumsy, giving you that "God, human, you are so stupid!" look, or giving you a run for your money. Terry Pratchett has collected some of them in here, interspersed with witty general observations and even a little bit of history when it comes to comparing the evolution of dogs from wolves to the sudden appearance of cats and their (often hostile) takeover.
By the way, yes, Sir Terry was OF COURSE a cat owner and cat lover. Here he is with one of his cats (not sure which magic he had to apply to make it pose for the picture, it might have simply been the cat establishing dominance :P, but it's just one more thing for which to worship the man):
Read this for seeing yourself in many chapters; read this for the laughs. Just read it.
This book makes hilarious fun of the way we let cats treat us but also makes the important distinction between REAL cats and those whiny-ass pretty things that people groom for TV ads.
I am a cat lover. My family has had several cats and although I like animals in general, nothing will take cats' place (except for owls, my number ones, but please don't tell the furballs or they'll lynch me). Currently, the only cat in the family is my grandmother's and let me tell you: she's the perfect example of what a NOT-REAL cat looks like and behaves. Sheesh!
Yeah, she can look cute but in a dumb way, is afraid of birds when they fly by the window (I kid you not, she's hiding under the couch for solid 5 minutes every time), couldn't kill a mouse if her life depended on it (been there, done that - TWICE) and is a horrible diva (not even in a catty way). Perhaps it has something to do with the poor creature getting brainwashed by my grandmother's Volksmusik that plays in the background in her apartment from early morning when she gets up to early night when she goes to sleep. Suffice it to say, I take pity on the poor thing.
Terry Pratchett, in his distinct funny way, tells us what REAL cats ought to be like: not very pretty, but very independent, sadistically playing with their humans, smart and unique. I've had a cat like that and it was a joy having him in my life: Nerino, this one's for you.
Every pet owner, but especially cat owners, has countless stories to tell about their pet (here: cat) having been adorably clumsy, giving you that "God, human, you are so stupid!" look, or giving you a run for your money. Terry Pratchett has collected some of them in here, interspersed with witty general observations and even a little bit of history when it comes to comparing the evolution of dogs from wolves to the sudden appearance of cats and their (often hostile) takeover.
By the way, yes, Sir Terry was OF COURSE a cat owner and cat lover. Here he is with one of his cats (not sure which magic he had to apply to make it pose for the picture, it might have simply been the cat establishing dominance :P, but it's just one more thing for which to worship the man):
Read this for seeing yourself in many chapters; read this for the laughs. Just read it.
February 19, 2017
Like Douglas Adams or Monty Python, Terry Pratchett is, alas, a representative of the kind of British humor I just don鈥檛 get. But I rather enjoyed this small novelty book (bought for my husband for Christmas) all the same. For Pratchett, a 鈥淩eal鈥� cat is a non-pampered, tough outdoor creature that hunts and generally does its own thing but also knows how to wrap its human servants around its paws. I like his idea of 鈥渃at chess鈥� as a neighborhood-wide feline game of strategy, moving between carefully selected vantage points to keep an eye on the whole road yet avoid confrontation with other cats. It鈥檚 certainly true on our street. And this is quite a good summary of what cats do and why we put up with them:
(See also my blog post on .)
What other animal gets fed, not because it鈥檚 useful, or guards the house, or sings, but because when it does get fed it looks pleased? And purrs. The purr is very important. It鈥檚 the purr that makes up for the Things Under the Bed, the occasional pungency, the 4 a.m. yowl.
(See also my blog post on .)
May 11, 2022
鈥炐毿狙傂盒秆傂� 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 褋邪 泻邪褌芯 泻褍褔械褌邪褌邪. 袣褍褔械褌邪褌邪 褋邪 锌懈褌芯屑薪懈 卸懈胁芯褌薪懈. 袗 泻芯褌泻懈褌械 褋邪 写懈胁懈 蟹胁械褉芯胁械, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 屑懈谢芯褋褌懈胁芯 锌芯蟹胁芯谢褟胁邪褌 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪 写邪 卸懈胁械褟褌 芯泻芯谢芯 褌褟褏.鈥�
袛褍屑懈褌械 褋邪 薪邪 屑芯褟 褋褗褋械写, 胁械褌械褉懈薪邪褉械薪 谢械泻邪褉. 袧芯 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪芯 斜懈褏邪 屑芯谐谢懈 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 懈 褑懈褌邪褌 芯褌 械写薪邪 屑邪谢泻邪, 薪芯 懈蟹胁褗薪褉械写薪芯 蟹邪斜邪胁薪邪, 褋褗写褗褉卸邪褌械谢薪邪 懈 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪邪 褋 锌芯写芯斜薪懈 懈褋褌懈薪懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 懈蟹谢褟蟹谢邪 懈蟹锌芯写 锌械褉芯褌芯 薪邪 薪械薪邪写屑懈薪邪褌懈褟 孝械褉懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌. 鈥炐愋惭傂敌窖傂秆囆叫把傂� 泻芯褌泻邪鈥� (懈蟹写. 鈥炐熝€芯蟹芯褉械褑鈥�) 械 褔械褌懈胁芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褖械 褋械 锌褉械胁褗褉薪械 胁 泻褉邪泄褗谐褗谢械薪 泻邪屑褗泻 薪邪 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪褌邪 薪邪 胁褋械泻懈 谢褞斜懈褌械谢 薪邪 泻芯褌泻懈, 锌褉懈褌械卸邪褌械谢 薪邪 泻芯褌泻懈, 懈谢懈 锌褗泻鈥� 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋懈 锌邪褌懈 卸械褋褌芯泻芯 芯褌 泻芯褌泻懈! (袦薪芯谐芯 褔械褋褌芯 褌褉懈褌械 褋械 锌褉懈锌芯泻褉懈胁邪褌 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯!) 袩褉芯褔械褌械褌械 褉械胁褞褌芯 薪邪 鈥炐毿叫感缎叫� 袣褉懈谢械鈥�:
袛褍屑懈褌械 褋邪 薪邪 屑芯褟 褋褗褋械写, 胁械褌械褉懈薪邪褉械薪 谢械泻邪褉. 袧芯 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪芯 斜懈褏邪 屑芯谐谢懈 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 懈 褑懈褌邪褌 芯褌 械写薪邪 屑邪谢泻邪, 薪芯 懈蟹胁褗薪褉械写薪芯 蟹邪斜邪胁薪邪, 褋褗写褗褉卸邪褌械谢薪邪 懈 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪邪 褋 锌芯写芯斜薪懈 懈褋褌懈薪懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 懈蟹谢褟蟹谢邪 懈蟹锌芯写 锌械褉芯褌芯 薪邪 薪械薪邪写屑懈薪邪褌懈褟 孝械褉懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌. 鈥炐愋惭傂敌窖傂秆囆叫把傂� 泻芯褌泻邪鈥� (懈蟹写. 鈥炐熝€芯蟹芯褉械褑鈥�) 械 褔械褌懈胁芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褖械 褋械 锌褉械胁褗褉薪械 胁 泻褉邪泄褗谐褗谢械薪 泻邪屑褗泻 薪邪 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪褌邪 薪邪 胁褋械泻懈 谢褞斜懈褌械谢 薪邪 泻芯褌泻懈, 锌褉懈褌械卸邪褌械谢 薪邪 泻芯褌泻懈, 懈谢懈 锌褗泻鈥� 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋懈 锌邪褌懈 卸械褋褌芯泻芯 芯褌 泻芯褌泻懈! (袦薪芯谐芯 褔械褋褌芯 褌褉懈褌械 褋械 锌褉懈锌芯泻褉懈胁邪褌 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯!) 袩褉芯褔械褌械褌械 褉械胁褞褌芯 薪邪 鈥炐毿叫感缎叫� 袣褉懈谢械鈥�:
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February 16, 2025袣芯谢懈 褟 泻褍锌谢褟谢邪 褑褞 泻薪懈卸泻褍, 褟 薪械 蟹薪邪谢邪 锌褉芯 褖芯 胁芯薪邪. 笑械 写邪谢械泻芯 薪械 锌械褉褕邪 屑芯褟 泻薪懈谐邪 褍 邪胁褌芯褉邪 褨 褟 写褍屑邪谢邪, 褖芯 胁芯薪邪 斜褍写械 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褌邪泻懈屑 褋邪屑懈屑 泻芯屑褎芯褉褌薪懈屑 屑褨褋褑械屑, 褟泻懈屑 蟹邪褉邪蟹 褦 袛懈褋泻芯胁褨褋褌. 袗谢械 薪褨.
袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪邪屑 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 褟泻 胁懈谐谢褟写邪褦 小锌褉邪胁卸薪褨泄 泻褨褌. 校 褟泻褨 褨谐褉懈 谐褉邪褞褌褜 褌邪泻褨 泻芯褌懈, 褩褏 褌懈锌懈 褌邪 褨薪. 袆 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈, 褟泻褨 屑械薪褨, 褟泻 胁谢邪褋薪懈褑褨 (褉邪薪褨褕械) 褌褉褜芯褏 泻芯褌褨胁 斜褍谢懈 写芯胁芯谢褨 斜谢懈蟹褜泻懈屑懈. 袛械褟泻褨 褉械褔褨 斜褍谢芯 泻褍屑械写薪芯 褔懈褌邪褌懈, 芯褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 胁芯薪懈 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 锌褉邪胁写懈胁褨.
些芯 卸 薪械 褌邪泻 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褍 褑褨泄 泻薪懈蟹褨? 袣褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 蟹谐邪写芯泻 屑械褉褌胁懈褏 泻芯褌褨胁, 褟泻懈褏 褉芯蟹泻邪褌邪谢芯 锌芯 褕胁懈写泻褨褋薪褨泄 褌褉邪褋褨, 褟泻 薪邪 褌邪泻褍 褌芯薪泻褍 褉芯斜芯褌褍. 袙懈褟胁懈谢芯褋褜, 褖芯 褑械 蟹芯胁褋褨屑 薪械 屑褨泄 褌懈锌 谐褍屑芯褉褍. 笑械 斜褍谢芯 褉邪写褕械 薪械锌褉懈褦屑薪芯 褔懈褌邪褌懈.
携泻褖芯 胁懈 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪芯 褋褌邪胁懈褌械褋褜 写芯 褑褨褦褩 褌械屑懈, 邪 褌邪泻芯卸 谢褞斜懈褌械 泻芯褌褨胁 - 褑褟 泻薪懈卸泻邪 屑邪褦 胁褋褨 褕邪薪褋懈 胁邪屑 褋锌芯写芯斜邪褌懈褋褜.
袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪邪屑 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 褟泻 胁懈谐谢褟写邪褦 小锌褉邪胁卸薪褨泄 泻褨褌. 校 褟泻褨 褨谐褉懈 谐褉邪褞褌褜 褌邪泻褨 泻芯褌懈, 褩褏 褌懈锌懈 褌邪 褨薪. 袆 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈, 褟泻褨 屑械薪褨, 褟泻 胁谢邪褋薪懈褑褨 (褉邪薪褨褕械) 褌褉褜芯褏 泻芯褌褨胁 斜褍谢懈 写芯胁芯谢褨 斜谢懈蟹褜泻懈屑懈. 袛械褟泻褨 褉械褔褨 斜褍谢芯 泻褍屑械写薪芯 褔懈褌邪褌懈, 芯褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 胁芯薪懈 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 锌褉邪胁写懈胁褨.
些芯 卸 薪械 褌邪泻 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褍 褑褨泄 泻薪懈蟹褨? 袣褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 蟹谐邪写芯泻 屑械褉褌胁懈褏 泻芯褌褨胁, 褟泻懈褏 褉芯蟹泻邪褌邪谢芯 锌芯 褕胁懈写泻褨褋薪褨泄 褌褉邪褋褨, 褟泻 薪邪 褌邪泻褍 褌芯薪泻褍 褉芯斜芯褌褍. 袙懈褟胁懈谢芯褋褜, 褖芯 褑械 蟹芯胁褋褨屑 薪械 屑褨泄 褌懈锌 谐褍屑芯褉褍. 笑械 斜褍谢芯 褉邪写褕械 薪械锌褉懈褦屑薪芯 褔懈褌邪褌懈.
携泻褖芯 胁懈 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪芯 褋褌邪胁懈褌械褋褜 写芯 褑褨褦褩 褌械屑懈, 邪 褌邪泻芯卸 谢褞斜懈褌械 泻芯褌褨胁 - 褑褟 泻薪懈卸泻邪 屑邪褦 胁褋褨 褕邪薪褋懈 胁邪屑 褋锌芯写芯斜邪褌懈褋褜.
March 28, 2015
Very short, very fast read, but I wouldn't recommend reading it all in one sitting as it gets a bit samey. Cat owners and cat lovers will recognise the beast. A friend of mine once wondered aloud why there are so many sizes and shapes of dog, and yet there is only one basic make of cat, whatever it's covered with in terms of fur length, colour or indeed presence. My response was the same as Pratchett's: why try to breed a working animal out of an animal that already knows how to delegate any work to humans?
They say the Egyptians hunted with cats and point to pyramid frescoes as proof. They apparently have never heard of wishful thinking--nor looked at some of the frescoes in Renaissance churches. Do they really think Heaven looks like that?
Another minor criticism is that the Campaign for Real Cats sounds suspiciously like Douglas Adams' Campaign for Real Time. And the whole book is rather "moneyspinner for the Christmas light-reading market" for my taste.
They say the Egyptians hunted with cats and point to pyramid frescoes as proof. They apparently have never heard of wishful thinking--nor looked at some of the frescoes in Renaissance churches. Do they really think Heaven looks like that?
Another minor criticism is that the Campaign for Real Cats sounds suspiciously like Douglas Adams' Campaign for Real Time. And the whole book is rather "moneyspinner for the Christmas light-reading market" for my taste.
January 28, 2022
As a birthday present to myself I purchased a number of books. I only bought funny ones, because I'm rarely in the mood to go back and read a grim one. This has been on my list for quite a while, and now I have it. And I love it because it is silly, and you can read it in about fifteen minutes, and the pictures are funny, and the default conversational topic in our house is the cats: there are four, so at any given moment someone is doing something worth commenting on.This year my birthday was particularly happy.
Personal copy
Personal copy
June 6, 2016
Ideal toilet reading material in which Terry Practchett takes a look at cats. Not your pampered, silky lap cat but notch-eared, smelly, food thieving real cats.
I personally have two cats but don't think they really fit either category. One weirdo likes to cry at lampshades and do parkour off our walls, while the other is a greedy stealer of children's toys who loves nothing more than games of fetch and jumping at light switches at 4 in the morning. They are clearly not real cats,
I personally have two cats but don't think they really fit either category. One weirdo likes to cry at lampshades and do parkour off our walls, while the other is a greedy stealer of children's toys who loves nothing more than games of fetch and jumping at light switches at 4 in the morning. They are clearly not real cats,
June 9, 2019
I felt a reread was in order since we have some cats on a timeshare. Not sure where they live but pretty sure at least 3 different families are feeding them :lol .
Anyway not as good as i remember, its a bit dated in places. Its description of Cat Chess is still a favourite bit which the 6 or 7 cats in my vicinity tend to play a lot :) .
Anyway not as good as i remember, its a bit dated in places. Its description of Cat Chess is still a favourite bit which the 6 or 7 cats in my vicinity tend to play a lot :) .
October 19, 2018
God Save the Purr
Libello in difesa dei gatti, dei gatti Veri, uscito dalla penna del fu Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE, prolificissimo autore amato quasi quanto J.K. Rowling, noto soprattutto per il Mondo Disco con annessi e connessi. No, Tony Manero non c'entra.
Pratchett, che onestamente non mi ha mai fatto impazzire, sa scrivere in modo semplice e piacevole, ed 猫 dotato di un senso dell'umorismo gradevole, a volte piacevolmente inventivo. Qui, giocando su molti luoghi comuni relativi ai gatti e ai loro rapporti con l'umanit脿, riesce a strappare qualche sorriso, e in alcuni punti si arriva al confine della risata. Di questi tempi, una piccola manna dal cielo.
In effetti, a meno di avere un granaio infestato dai topi, la razionalit脿 c'entra poco: avere un gatto non ha un'utilit脿 immediata. Sempre che non si tenga conto di fusa e felicit脿...
Notevole, per inventiva, il capitolo dedicato ai gatti di Schr枚dinger - come un esperimento mentale port貌 alla diffusione della felinit脿 nello spazio e nel tempo.
A proposito di irrazionalit脿: ho letto dei capolavori che aspettano di essere commentati, anche solo per essere lodati. Ma ho dato precedenza a questo - tutto sommato innocuo e superfluo - divertissement. Sar脿 che i gatti mi garbano?
Recuperiamo un minimo di utilit脿 con la colonna sonora dell'ex Randagio Brian Setzer
Libello in difesa dei gatti, dei gatti Veri, uscito dalla penna del fu Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE, prolificissimo autore amato quasi quanto J.K. Rowling, noto soprattutto per il Mondo Disco con annessi e connessi. No, Tony Manero non c'entra.
Pratchett, che onestamente non mi ha mai fatto impazzire, sa scrivere in modo semplice e piacevole, ed 猫 dotato di un senso dell'umorismo gradevole, a volte piacevolmente inventivo. Qui, giocando su molti luoghi comuni relativi ai gatti e ai loro rapporti con l'umanit脿, riesce a strappare qualche sorriso, e in alcuni punti si arriva al confine della risata. Di questi tempi, una piccola manna dal cielo.
Abbiamo preso un gatto perch茅 non ci piacevano molto. Il nostro giardino era un territorio conteso tra cinque gatti locali, e avevamo sentito dire che il modo migliore di tenere lontani i gatti dal giardino era prenderne uno.
E' sufficiente un minuto di riflessione razionale per individuare la leggera falla in questo ragionamento. Tuttavia, se si 猫 predisposti a tenere un gatto, il pensiero razionale c'entra ben poco.
In effetti, a meno di avere un granaio infestato dai topi, la razionalit脿 c'entra poco: avere un gatto non ha un'utilit脿 immediata. Sempre che non si tenga conto di fusa e felicit脿...
Le fusa dovevano essere un paio di scarpe di cemento nella grande corsa dell'evoluzione; invece hanno fatto s矛 che ai gatti andasse meglio di quanto molti altri animali potessero aspettarsi... Le fusa significano 'rendimi felice e io far貌 lo stesso con te'. L'industria della pubblicit脿 ci ha messo secoli a capire questa seducente verit脿, ma quando l'ha capito...
Notevole, per inventiva, il capitolo dedicato ai gatti di Schr枚dinger - come un esperimento mentale port貌 alla diffusione della felinit脿 nello spazio e nel tempo.
A proposito di irrazionalit脿: ho letto dei capolavori che aspettano di essere commentati, anche solo per essere lodati. Ma ho dato precedenza a questo - tutto sommato innocuo e superfluo - divertissement. Sar脿 che i gatti mi garbano?
Recuperiamo un minimo di utilit脿 con la colonna sonora dell'ex Randagio Brian Setzer
June 12, 2012
Ok - I put my hands up and admit it.. I'm one of those crazy cat people..given the opportunity I will speak at some length about my cats (probably more so than about my children!) - their quirks and funny ways, how silky their paws are yet still smell strangely of feet..I could go on.
My ambition in fact is to eventually grow into an old cat lady who rarely leaves her cat crammed abode (but I would never throw them at people)
Therefore I loved The Unadulterated Cat, a fairly short but humorous book - it really made me laugh - postively guffaw in recognition and appreciation.
Have marked it down one point however in protest at the suggestion that people should leave their cats behind when they move home - some things you just can't joke about :)
My ambition in fact is to eventually grow into an old cat lady who rarely leaves her cat crammed abode (but I would never throw them at people)
Therefore I loved The Unadulterated Cat, a fairly short but humorous book - it really made me laugh - postively guffaw in recognition and appreciation.
Have marked it down one point however in protest at the suggestion that people should leave their cats behind when they move home - some things you just can't joke about :)
May 31, 2022
Can I be pedigree and a Real cat too?
Of course you can't. You're a human.
Of course you can't. You're a human.
July 24, 2008
Hum! I admit that I enjoy very much Terry Pratchett's Discworld books as well as "Good Omens" but this "Unadulterated Cat" is somewhat a minor work.
As some of you already said, I also have a cat and it is somewhat funny to see some "truths" here and there in the text.
Honestly, I was expecting a funnier book. Ok, it's a short book, it has some funny excerpts (I enjoy very much the beginning of the book as weel as "the Schr枚dinger Cats", "the Cat in History" and "Hygiene" chapters) but that's it. It's just a book for the moment.
As some of you already said, I also have a cat and it is somewhat funny to see some "truths" here and there in the text.
Honestly, I was expecting a funnier book. Ok, it's a short book, it has some funny excerpts (I enjoy very much the beginning of the book as weel as "the Schr枚dinger Cats", "the Cat in History" and "Hygiene" chapters) but that's it. It's just a book for the moment.
May 10, 2018
Pure fun for cat lovers and one goat joke to boot!
March 8, 2019
If you want a quick and hilarious read to pass a few pleasant hours, and just happen to be a crazy cat lady or gentleman with a shelf full of cat care books, then this parody by Pratchett, with the well-matched Jolliffe illustrations, should do the trick. I'm not sure if it was meant as a parody of those What You Need to Know about Your Cat books, or a parody of cats--probably both.
May 16, 2016
Un librino piccolo piccolo, che si legge in un pomeriggio. Due se proprio hai tanto da fare.
Un librino scritta da un amante dei gatti, per gli amanti dei gatti... ma non di quelli che ti spiegano la psicologia del felino, il loro mondo interiore, il modo per rendere il pelo soffice e lucente.
脠 un libro per chi ama i gatti "veri", quelli senza pedigree, quelli che ti piombano in casa perch猫 in realt脿 sei tu che sei piombato a casa loro.
脠 un libro per chi sa che i gatti sono dei piccoli bastardi che si divertono a renderti la vita difficile, abituati ad essere serviti e riveriti.
Ma fanno le fusa, e sono carini.
E quando ami i gatti la razionalit脿 non c'entra nulla.
Un librino scritta da un amante dei gatti, per gli amanti dei gatti... ma non di quelli che ti spiegano la psicologia del felino, il loro mondo interiore, il modo per rendere il pelo soffice e lucente.
脠 un libro per chi ama i gatti "veri", quelli senza pedigree, quelli che ti piombano in casa perch猫 in realt脿 sei tu che sei piombato a casa loro.
脠 un libro per chi sa che i gatti sono dei piccoli bastardi che si divertono a renderti la vita difficile, abituati ad essere serviti e riveriti.
Ma fanno le fusa, e sono carini.
E quando ami i gatti la razionalit脿 non c'entra nulla.
November 29, 2008
Although I didn't find this book to be laugh-out-loud funny, I chuckled to myself quite a few times and smiled knowingly because so much about cats was absolutely right in this book. I don't think people who've never owned or been around cats before would really enjoy this one.
March 15, 2020
"... Siz kedinizin ak艧am yeme臒i i莽in saat tam onda arka kap谋n谋zda belirdi臒ini d眉艧眉n眉rs眉n眉z. Kedinin bak谋艧 a莽谋s谋na g枚re, bacakl谋 yumru her gece buzdolab谋ndan bir kutu kedi mamas谋 莽谋karmak 眉zere e臒itilmi艧tir."
Bir ya da birden fazla kediyle beraber ya艧amaya ya da en az谋ndan kedi hazretleriyle ayn谋 b枚lgeyi payla艧maya karar vermi艧 her insan谋 e臒lendirecek bir kitap. Ama kesinlikle bir t眉r kedi kullanma k谋lavuzu, kedilere dair tatl谋 i莽 谋s谋tan 枚yk眉ler de臒il bunlar. Kediyle ya艧amay谋 g枚ze ald谋ysan谋z olan bitene r谋za g枚sterin, diyor, bu kadar. :) Ve en 枚nemlisi o t眉yl眉serseripiretorbalar谋 hakk谋nda Terry Pratchett yine 莽ok hakl谋. :)
Bir ya da birden fazla kediyle beraber ya艧amaya ya da en az谋ndan kedi hazretleriyle ayn谋 b枚lgeyi payla艧maya karar vermi艧 her insan谋 e臒lendirecek bir kitap. Ama kesinlikle bir t眉r kedi kullanma k谋lavuzu, kedilere dair tatl谋 i莽 谋s谋tan 枚yk眉ler de臒il bunlar. Kediyle ya艧amay谋 g枚ze ald谋ysan谋z olan bitene r谋za g枚sterin, diyor, bu kadar. :) Ve en 枚nemlisi o t眉yl眉serseripiretorbalar谋 hakk谋nda Terry Pratchett yine 莽ok hakl谋. :)
December 18, 2024
Funny, and definitely written by someone who loved cats.
[3.5 stars]
[3.5 stars]
March 12, 2025
Be abejo gerai. Nes 办补迟臈蝉!馃槃
August 14, 2016
I enjoyed this book thoroughly for so many reasons:
1. It is a slim volume not even 130 pages long. I think the short length works in favor of the book, making it funnier.
2. It is so funny! The humor reminded me of Roald Dahl who is an all-time favorite of mine.
3. It has all these sly references thrown in with the humor that doubled the fun. I found mentions of Schrodinger's experiment, Quantum Theory, and the Uncertainty Principle. I'm not saying that they made sense; I'm just saying they were used in a clever, funny way.
4. Because cats. We love ours and thankfully, I now know that she is a Real cat.
All the weird cattish things that she does are mentioned in this book. It all makes sense now.
Like why was Bast called Bast.
Why Arch-villain's cats can't be real:
I mean, look at them!
However, now I kind of feel like the cartoon fish who has seen everything:
5. It made going to work in the mornings much more fun!
6. It is a treasury of quotable quotes. Witness:
7. The illustrations only made the book funnier:
If you have a cat and are still mystified at the things your cat does, then you need to read this book. If you are in doubt of the Realness of your feline, this book is for you too! If you are neither and have some time on your hands, read this book because it will make you laugh.
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September 8, 2008
Real cats do eat quiche.
And giblets.
And butter.
And anything else left on the table.
They can hear a fridge door opening two rooms away.
Having had read Terry Pratchett鈥檚 Maurice and His Educated Rodents, I stupidly half-expected the book will tell somewhat a fantastic story of Maurice. It turns out the book tells the story about cats. Not just cats in general, but Real Cats.
As I recalled it was the year 2004 that I had my last attempt to keep a real cat and had since stuck to rodents鈥� cousin, the hamsters.
The book 126 pages delved into details of anthropologic details regarding the cats of the society. It鈥檚 almost like an encyclopedia about cats, but then again maybe not鈥� What it does is giving you directions on how to obtain a cat (or cats), how to feed them cats, how to tell the difference of a Real Cat and unReal Cat, explanations on FAQs and the wonder of the world that are Real Cats, the history of Real Cats went as back as the pre-historic times, and prediction of how Real Cats might live in the future.
Reading the book reminded me what it was like to have a real cat as a pet (or rather the real cat had me as its blob minion whose only purpose was to present it with cat food twice a day).
This book provides further proof that Pratchett is really truly a cat person. His specific referent to cats can be found in the discworld series in the shape of Greebo, Nanny Ogg鈥檚 infamous 鈥榢itten鈥� who often saved the day without having the slightest heroic intentions. And, well, naturally, in the book Maurice and his Educated Rodents, which takes place in the discworld universe as well but is not specifically included in the series. Hmm, I wonder if Maurice chanced meeting Greebo鈥� or to be exact, Greebo happened to Maurice. Seemed very least likely though.
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"Don't worry about him," said Magrat dreamily, as the elf flailed at the maddened cat. "He's just a big softy." -- Lords and Ladies, The discworld series, by Terry Pratchett.
Recommended to all cat people out there. You know you鈥檙e one if you found yourself saying hi to the big fat ugly tom you saw on your way to the office.
And giblets.
And butter.
And anything else left on the table.
They can hear a fridge door opening two rooms away.
Having had read Terry Pratchett鈥檚 Maurice and His Educated Rodents, I stupidly half-expected the book will tell somewhat a fantastic story of Maurice. It turns out the book tells the story about cats. Not just cats in general, but Real Cats.
As I recalled it was the year 2004 that I had my last attempt to keep a real cat and had since stuck to rodents鈥� cousin, the hamsters.
The book 126 pages delved into details of anthropologic details regarding the cats of the society. It鈥檚 almost like an encyclopedia about cats, but then again maybe not鈥� What it does is giving you directions on how to obtain a cat (or cats), how to feed them cats, how to tell the difference of a Real Cat and unReal Cat, explanations on FAQs and the wonder of the world that are Real Cats, the history of Real Cats went as back as the pre-historic times, and prediction of how Real Cats might live in the future.
Reading the book reminded me what it was like to have a real cat as a pet (or rather the real cat had me as its blob minion whose only purpose was to present it with cat food twice a day).
This book provides further proof that Pratchett is really truly a cat person. His specific referent to cats can be found in the discworld series in the shape of Greebo, Nanny Ogg鈥檚 infamous 鈥榢itten鈥� who often saved the day without having the slightest heroic intentions. And, well, naturally, in the book Maurice and his Educated Rodents, which takes place in the discworld universe as well but is not specifically included in the series. Hmm, I wonder if Maurice chanced meeting Greebo鈥� or to be exact, Greebo happened to Maurice. Seemed very least likely though.
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"Don't worry about him," said Magrat dreamily, as the elf flailed at the maddened cat. "He's just a big softy." -- Lords and Ladies, The discworld series, by Terry Pratchett.
Recommended to all cat people out there. You know you鈥檙e one if you found yourself saying hi to the big fat ugly tom you saw on your way to the office.
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February 4, 2017
Kind of an odd book until you really think about it. Terry Pratchett is a master of humour but this book lacks it, somewhat. Maybe not actual humour itself, but the amount of it you find elsewhere.
I dislike cats though not enough to do anything about it but even I can see their wonderful attributes as described here. I think you'd need to love cats or Terry Pratchett to really understand this book. It is all founded on truth which means it's all a pack of lies, though funny.
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I dislike cats though not enough to do anything about it but even I can see their wonderful attributes as described here. I think you'd need to love cats or Terry Pratchett to really understand this book. It is all founded on truth which means it's all a pack of lies, though funny.
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February 24, 2010
This funny little book has been a welcome respite from the string of somber hefty tome's I've had to read recently, so I did enjoy reading it. I was smiling to myself at many instances.
But...I feel that overall the book is not as good as it could be. There are two places in particular where Pratchett's writing comes off as unpolished.
"The Locked Gerbil Mystery" could very well be just a draft version, with shorthand/clipped sentences that make the segment read like a telegram.
And "The cats we missed" is another weak (ie, not so funny) segment which shouldn't have been placed at the strategic end of the book. The endearing ironic tone that was constant throughout now fades away and there's no memorable closure.
The Schrodinger cats section is certainly the best bit.
But...I feel that overall the book is not as good as it could be. There are two places in particular where Pratchett's writing comes off as unpolished.
"The Locked Gerbil Mystery" could very well be just a draft version, with shorthand/clipped sentences that make the segment read like a telegram.
And "The cats we missed" is another weak (ie, not so funny) segment which shouldn't have been placed at the strategic end of the book. The endearing ironic tone that was constant throughout now fades away and there's no memorable closure.
The Schrodinger cats section is certainly the best bit.
March 11, 2011
Well, I'm happy to say I'm a proud pinky blob owner of a Real Cat. I exist only to feed and clean up after her, which is just fine on both parts.
I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and really the only thing that would have made this short read better was if I had "gotten" all the British humor in it. Alas, I'm from New Jersey, so some was lost on me. Still recommended for any cat lover though.
I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and really the only thing that would have made this short read better was if I had "gotten" all the British humor in it. Alas, I'm from New Jersey, so some was lost on me. Still recommended for any cat lover though.
March 19, 2009
It's a very very cute and funny book on cats and interaction with their human slaves. I put this book on my mental list of gift ideas for cat people. It is just perfect, not too long, light reading, amusing and I am sure that every cat owner will recognize a lot of the situations or behaviour patterns described by Pratchett.
June 3, 2012
Wanna know what a REAL cat is made of?
This book does a perfect job explaining what a cat owner experiences in his/her daily life. Terry Pratchett is hilarious!
It is a quick fun read, this book cheered me up through the cold and dark winter. Every proud cat owner will enjoy it.
This book does a perfect job explaining what a cat owner experiences in his/her daily life. Terry Pratchett is hilarious!
It is a quick fun read, this book cheered me up through the cold and dark winter. Every proud cat owner will enjoy it.
August 27, 2021
The experience of reading a Terry Pratchett book I haven't read yet is an increasingly rare resource but I'm so glad to have it. This was a fun romp through cat behaviours and a glowing endorsement of those cats, that against all odds and stupidity, thrive.v
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