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June 29, 2020

REVIEW: The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success by David Michie

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBuddhism / cats / First-Person / meditation / religion / self discoveryNo Comments

The Dalai Lama’s Cat is back: irreverent, vain—and as delightfully insightful as ever! “If you’re wondering how being in the presence of an enlightened person may be communicated on the pages of book written by a flawed and complex—if extremely beautiful—cat, let me confess that my only job here is ... more >

June 26, 2020

REVIEW: The Ivory Cat by Sally Watson

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Egypt / cats / Egypt / family relationships / female agency / female leads / Historical / POC / politics / religionNo Comments

Recommended Read

The Egyptian gods (if they exist) are the many which is the One: innumerable aspects of a single unity living in a time-space in which all time is now and all space is here, and everything can be true at once. Normally the gods don’t meddle in human affairs, asking ... more >

June 23, 2020

REVIEW: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / Asian characters / Fantasy / found family / LGBTQ / Malaysia / novella / POC / POC author / religion / Wuxia2 Comments

Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the ... more >

May 29, 2020

REVIEW: The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Power of Meow by David Michie

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBuddhism / cats / First-Person / friendship / meditation / religion / self discoveryNo Comments

“If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life, just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a quivering of the jaw, sometimes perhaps a snuffling noise or a meow. . ... more >

May 1, 2020

REVIEW: The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Art of Purring by David Michie

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBuddhism / cats / First-Person / friendship / religion / self discovery2 Comments

“What makes you purr? Of all the questions in the world, this is the most important. . . . . Because no matter whether you are a playful kitten or sedentary senior, whether you’re a scrawny alley Tom, or sleek-coated uptown girl, whatever your circumstances you just want to be ... more >

April 30, 2020

REVIEW: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

JennieBook Reviews / C ReviewsDystopia / futuristic / religion / Sci-fi2 Comments

Note: There are some spoilers in this review. I must be a glutton for punishment to choose this book during a pandemic. But I generally like dystopian stories, and I’ve heard good things about The Parable of the Sower over the years (Janine is a fan, I believe). So, feeling ... more >

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