[RESENSI BUKU] A STREET CAT NAMED BOB

A Street Cat Named Bob, a book written by James Bowen is an autobiography of the author and his cat, Bob. James Bowen who is an author and busker, was interviewed by journalist

Garry Jenkins, resulting in him writing the autobiography.

A Street Cat Named Bob tells a true story of the life between a man and a cat. The

man, James Bowen on one evening; found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the

hallwayof his sheltered accommodation. James is just an ordinary man, who had a troubled

past as a heroin addict who’s trying to recover and works as a busker. Thus, James who was

living hand to mouth on the streets of London indeed the last thing he needed was a pet.

However, he couldn't resist helping and taking care of the strikingly intelligent tom cat, in

which he named it, Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his

way to the streets, imagining he would never see him again. It turns out that, Bob was fond

of James and soon, the two were inseparable. Under 21 small chapters, the story revolves

around their life; the day both first met, the road of Bob’s recovery, the friendship of one

man and his cat, the thick and thin they went through together, and until both who found

each other, gave hope and a future together.

The interesting part about this story is that it isn’t a typical life story of a man and a

cat, in which readers some will assume that this kind of story has been read elsewhere. The

fact that the story is written well, and the real life story that is moving and uplifting will

definitely touch the heart of anyone who reads it.The kindness of a man who was broken,

struggled to recover as a heroin addict, simply shown as he couldn’t let go another poor

broken creature who needed help into the streets of London. With the loneliness

overwhelms each other, both found a new company, side by side fighting to survive. It

simply teaches the readers on how one simple act of kindness can bring another act of

kindness.

Furthermore, readers will be able to see and feel how James and Bob dependent on

each other, in which in some cases it will be quite rare to see a stray animal been attached

to someone. For a man and his cat to be together, slowly transform both their lives and

healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts. Readers too will be able to join and feel

their adventures in the street of London that includes variation of citizens and tourists. As

the story goes deeper, readers will see the past of an ordinary man changed by a street cat,

which simply entered his life, accompanied each other and becomes the best friend. Truly,

readers will be able to attach and moved by this story as the story teaches and reflects on

two different creatures that has been given second chances in their life; to move on, to fix

their past and to build a new future.

A Street Cat Named Bob is a must have book, as it was well written and conveys an

important message that everybody deserves that second chance.

“… we are all given second chances every day of our lives. They are there for the

taking; it’s just that we don’t usually take them.”

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