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Book Review of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
MaGee avatar reviewed on + 43 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4


At first I was disappointed with this book. I expected anecdotes and tales of feline hilarity. Instead it is a love story about a woman dedicated to life, her family, her job, her town, her state, and her cat, Dewey Readmore Books.

It is easy to identify with the characters and the setting. Cat and other pet lovers will feel the emotion and connectedness that comes with having a pet. Book lovers will recognize the library, even if they have never been in Spencer, Iowa. Small town inhabitants will assume that the author has visited their town.

The book ends with a modern day parable that exemplifies what life is all about. This is a feel good read with message of which we all need to be reminded.