Books that Matter (Caturday Questions)

Big Cat, Little Cat

Reader Responses and Books that Matter

What’s an example of a book that hollowed you out? You got to the good part and you just… couldn’t put it down, but you could barely bring yourself to keep reading. Maybe the emotions were too painful, too close to home. Do you seek out such experiences or not? Is there a genre or type of emotional payoff that’s more likely to have that effect on you? What do you do when it happens to you?

These questions, in some ways, are a more roundabout way of asking: which are the books that matter to you? The ones that have entered your life with the force of a friendship? The ones that have made you change your way of thinking on a subject. Do you have books like this? Which ones? Why?

I actually just read a book like this: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. But I would love to hear from you below in the comments.

Description

2 Cats are sitting on a cushion, one large and orange, the other small and grey. The large orange is looking at his companion contentedly. The small grey is looking peevishly out of the frame.

First Panel

Little Cat: Ever read a book that just…
You finish reading it, and you become a puddle of grief on the floor?

Second Panel

Big Cat: Uh. No…?

Little Cat: Oh. Well, you’re missing out. Actually, I could lend you…

Third Panel

Big Cat: You keep that nonsense away from me, you psycho.