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Talk to the Tail: Adventures in Cat Ownership and Beyond (Unabridged)
 
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Talk to the Tail: Adventures in Cat Ownership and Beyond (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Tom Cox (Author), Mark Meadows (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 7 hours and 21 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: AudioGO Ltd
  • Audible Release Date: 2 Dec 2011
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B006H5D4ZA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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Following on from Tom's life with six cats in Under the Paw, he now picks up the story in Talk to the Tail. Why does Janet keep bringing 1980s sweet wrappers into the house? And what is it that causes Pablo to morph into a giant red pom-pom as the nights draw in?

Tom also writes about his bumbling forays into the remainder of the animal kingdom. He attempts to overcome his crippling fear of horses with disastrous results, chases ostriches in Kenya, puts his hand into a tiger's mouth for 0.9 seconds, and he meets his 'alter-doggo' - the spaniel he regularly walks who likes to roll around in dead animals.

Where will it all end? Will Tom give in to temptation and get a dog, a goat, or even more cats? With this soppy creature-obsessive, anything is possible.

©2011 Tom Cox; (P)2011 AudioGO Ltd

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Talking tails 8 Jan 2011
By CVMS
Format:Hardcover
Following on from the author's previous book, Under The Paw, this second volume is the continuing story of one young man and his six cats. Where both books score over other feline memoirs (that is the owners' memoirs not the cats'. If my own cats are any guide that'd just be 200 pages of 'Riaow...meep') is that while the narrative is charming (and funny and moving) it is absolutely free of the whimsy that often plagues books about pets. While the cats are delighted in and loved, this is the first time I've come across a feline described in print as 'a complete tool'. Talk To The Tail is about more than cats: A brief list might include - dogs, the strange open spaces of Norfolk, relationships, taxidermy (not cat-related and very funny), and gonzo journalism for the slightly faint-hearted. I read the book in a day. It's beautifully written and very engaging. Ideal if you like cats, but just as good if you like people. If you enjoy Bill Bryson you'll like this. The style differs but the dry humour is somewhat similar: Fewer airmiles and more fur and vole faces though.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved Under the Paw and I loved this just as much. Some sad bits - a break up is always hard but the cats seem to have adjusted well! Some very funny bits. I love his descriptions of his cats personalities. All cat owners know that each cat has a separate and distinct personality and Tom manages to capture these on paper so very well.

This book focusses on many of the other animals in Tom's life and one gets the impression Tom would have one or six of everything if left unchecked - I can totally relate to this.

I have always imagined that I could safely pet a lion or tiger because it would instinctively know I had now wish to hurt it - I get the feeling that Tom thinks pretty much the same. The overwhelming need to befriend any and all animals shines through and I adore him for this.

I know The Bear is getting older and Janet (who I love - despite having never met him) has a managed illness and I wonder how I will cope wen nature inevitably takes its course.

Please follow Tom on Twitter @tomcox75

Looking forward to the next installment
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
For those of you who have read 'Under The Paw' (and if not, you'd better get that too), 'Talk To The Tail' is the follow up. I was expecting more of the same; this is not what I got. Tom has a beautiful, easy style of writing that paints pictures of his life past and present, which at points I found truly heart wrenching. His six cats do not feature as prevalently in this instalment and give us more insight into the author himself. Funny, eloquent, sad and funny again. If you want an entertaining read that takes you through your emotions and certainly has you relating to the personalities and antics of the felines if you too are owned by cats - then this is certainly the book for you. In fact, as I try to write this review, a small grey narcissistic fur ball has climbed onto my lap and is interfering with my typing......
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Mildly entertaining...
I am really "into" cats, LOVE them & enjoy living with them so have bought just about every book of similar appeal to this. Read more
Published 8 days ago by CatMad JoJo
recent purchase
I apologise being slow in my review. I am very pleased with the book and the speed with which it was received,thank you.
Published 2 months ago by chardonnaygrape
Fun for the feline minded
Like Tom, I have a secret identity. I too am Cat-Man, able to rip open pouches at the speed of light, with the super power of tickles and able to hold conversations with my feline... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
Talk to the Tail
This is a must for cat lovers, and picks up where Tom left off in Under the Paw. It was sad to read that he was no longer with Dee, but I'm sure his next book with bring us up to... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Amber
A fantastic insight into the life of a [possibly crazy] Cat Man.
When I initially came across Under the Paw, the prequel to this book, I wasn't sure it would be my type of thing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Fluff
Fabulous - so funny, I read it twice
The much awaited follow up to Under The Paw (my all time favourite book)

Not just Tom and his lovely cats; this time a romp through various countrysides; a brief... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Shirlie
Talk to the tail
I have not yet finished the book, but, so far it is just as good as "Under the Paw".
Published 14 months ago by carmen
Cox goes back to his roots to critique modern society's feline values
After his sensational work 'Under the paw', a book which attempted to re-write everything we had assumed of the male psyche and the relationship which man has towards the Felidae... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Robert J. Walker
Read it and weep, tears of laughter and sometimes sadness.
If you like cats, even the teensiest bit, read Talk to the Tail. If you're more of a dog person, read it and you might realise that you're more of a cat person than you thought . . Read more
Published 14 months ago by Cooperscats
The Cat Man Returns!
Not quite as good as Under The Paw, simply because it doesn't cover the same length of time. A nice companian volume to it tho. Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Goldthorp
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