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Under the Paw: Confessions of a Cat Man (Hardcover)

by Tom Cox (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (2 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847371418
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847371416
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,128 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Kate Atkinson
'Tom Cox is a very funny writer, and he knows his cats'

Julie Burchill
'Brilliantly funny and moving ... will act as an antidote to all the soppy, sloppy, spinsterish rubbish written about our feline f(r)iends'


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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Any animal lover will love this, 9 Jun 2008
By P. Lambert "tabbygray" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I admit to being a Mad Cat Woman, in secret, but here is a man who has come out. He's a Mad Cat Man (a little known breed) and he admits it. This is the story of his life-long love for cats and how he currently lives at the beck and call of six of them, with his equally cat-loving wife.

It's a very funny, at times sad, always entertaining book about a man with an obsession. He explains how it started, and how he tried to control it: giving them up completely, and finding himself compulsively chatting up strange cats in the street, before finally giving in when he meets the girl of his dreams and a cat out of a nightmare. He writes about how all their different personalities emerge, and his attempts to understand and deal with them - The Bear: troubled sensitive artistic cat and Evil Genius; Ralph: Pretty Boy Rock Star cat suffering from depression. He explains how difficult it is to find a new house, deal with builders, work to pay for it all, when there are rather a lot of different opinions to take into account. Although he does know each cat's Catch Phrase and Theme Song, he is adamant that he knows they're not children and swears he would never refer to himself as their 'Dad'.

I would recommend this book to anyone, whether Mad Cat Person or ordinary animal lover - it's wryly funny, never over-sentimental and a very enjoyable read. It did make me want to rush out and get a few more cats, though, but maybe that's just me.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny & Fascinating Forray into the relationship between one man & his felines, 10 Jun 2008
It has to be said that I come from a family of cat lovers, I think that it must be something genetic because it doesn't matter what sex we are we all wear our love of cats on our sleeves (The numerous cat hairs & blobs or purry drool can attest to that.)

Anyone becoming a member of our family has had to cope with this inherent moggy love. My dad just sneezed his way through it. My previously mog resistant uncle found his affections swayed by a particularly grumpy black stray with an unhealthy taste for raw liver & my husband, who had only ever lived in a dog household, found himself seduced by a slightly barking but completely adorable little tabby girl & is now also hero worshipped by a very camp ginger & white moggy named after a deceased movie star. So it was my husband that actually picked up our copy of Tom Cox's excellent book chronicalling his journey through his personal cat history that has lead to him being owned by no less than six cats.

This wonderfully written tail (sic) bristles with humour & anecdotes that even a reader giving lodging to just one cat can identify & empathise with & provides a wonderful insight for the non-cat person into the appeal of these little, beguiling but oft misunderstood creatures. I found myself laughing out loud from the first chapter in found it hard to tear myself away from its pages, though my cats found that an outstretched set of claws dug into a fleshy bit had the desired effect when trying to get my attention. A great read guaranteed to soften the resolve of even the steeliest catophobe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gribbly bit-tastic, 26 Jun 2008
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Is your cat a puss, a mog or a supervillain? Were you as proud as I was at your kittens' first mousetache? Are you unable to drive past a cat rehoming centre without feeling guilt for weeks afterwards and then having to go back to take on 3 new additions to the family? This is the book for you - absolutely brilliant - I didn't put it down once!
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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!!!!
This book is beautifully written by a man that clearly loves & understands cats and all of their traits. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Purrrrfect
This book is a great read, incidents he wrote about certainly brought back memories of my parents cats. Read more
Published 5 days ago by G. Whitlock

1.0 out of 5 stars Badly written, tedious and not very funny
Hugely disappointing, especially after reading all the glowing reports on here. Badly written with long, inconsequential paragraphs about nothing much and, for me, only two mildly... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm under Tom's paw
What a book! What an author! I, being the cat person that I am completely 'got' this book, and my partner, who (strangely) is not a cat person, laughed just as hard and as loud as... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars what a fantastic read!
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Published 1 month ago by Debbie Clements

1.0 out of 5 stars sorry, didn't like it
i love cats - without being the "mad cat woman" - so thought i'd like this, but i just ...didnt
maybe it's a guy thing to be read by guy's... Read more
Published 1 month ago by jesus' girl

4.0 out of 5 stars A cat-lover's paradise on paper - definitely worth a read!
What can I say about this one... well, if the title appeals to you, then the book probably will too, because it pretty much does what it says on the tin. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Potten

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Tom Cox should be a cat psychologist, he thinks like a cat.
His obsevations and ancedotes are hilarious and also so very touching at times
This is a must read for all... Read more
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