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A truly lovely story about who really saved who. I loved every minute of it and highly recommend this book.


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A Street Cat Named Bob How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets James Bowen 9781444737097 Books Reviews

Loving animals I very rarely like to read novels based on them. This time traveling far away from home I saw the book with a catchy picture of Bob traveling on the shoulders of his best friend and I was hooked. Ordered the book that would take longer that I had hoped for and realizing I wanted to read it fast before my next travel took advantage of a great dis count given for the same book in e-format. I finished it too fast and when the book arrives will give it to my friend a dog lover that is the Mother Theresa of dogs, she will love it too and will be amused to get into the soul of Bob a very spirited cat.

The book is a tale of redemption for a young fellow who is struggling with his life and keeping his modest flat. He is suddenly gifted with the friendship of a vulnerable stray cat. In helping the wounds of the stray he opens doors that lead him to his own salvation regaining his self of purpose and direction. The authors ability to make us become three musketeers in the story is a pleasure. I learned from the author how painful and scary is to recover from drug addiction and how seemingly easy drugs offer a quick solution to emotional pain and loneliness. The love of Bob teaches us how love and care needs no quick fixes that lead to a dangerous downfall. A great Christmas book with adventure and a magic message.
A friend recommended the book, A Street Cat Named Bob And How He Saved My Life by James Bowen. This true story was a combination of sad, hopeful, heart-warming and inspiring. I also watched the movie, which followed pretty closely to the book. It was truly an entertaining book.

James Bowen suffered from a variety of maladies and had been diagnosed with such things as ADHD and Schizophrenia. He also went through a struggle with drug addiction and homelessness. Trying to turn things around, he was undergoing addiction treatment and living in sheltered-accommodations. Bowen supports himself on London streets by busking, or singing and playing his guitar for donations. He doesn’t realize how much his life will change when an orange, needy, street cat appears near his apartment. The cat is in need of medical attention and Bowen takes the cat to the veterinarian—even though he barely has enough money for himself. Soon it is evident that the cat is here to stay and Bowen names him Bob. Bob starts following Bowen when he goes to “work,” and he realizes that Bob is actually an asset on the street. “Seeing me with my cat softened me in their eyes. It humanized me. Especially after I’d been so dehumanized. In some ways it was giving me back my identity. I had been a non-person; I was becoming a person again.” People also became more generous with donations. Some regulars even brought Bob presents including treats, toys and even hand-made scarves.

Having Bob also made Bowen focus on someone other than himself. “Bob was my baby and making sure he was warm, well fed and safe was really rewarding. It was scary too.” It also brought other changes in Bowen. “Thanks to him I’d rediscovered the good side of human nature. I had begun to place my trust—and my faith—in people again.

A Street Cat Named Bob is a true success story, but you will have to read the book to find out the ending. I suggest watching the movie as Bob plays himself, and he really is a talented and personable cat—even if you are not a cat lover.
What a beautiful and articulate story about the goodness that lives in every person and the power of connection to a sentient being that can lift even the most desolate out of the ashes...the fact that it was about a cat was cool too...
Don't recall where I saw the book cover early this morning, but I fell in love with Bob's picture and bought the edition. Downloaded it, got sucked in reading the first few pages and didn't put it down until I'd finished reading it a few hours later.

I laughed out loud and had tears running down my cheeks as I read their very touching and heart-warming story ... and I hated that the book had to end.

Thanks for sharing your stories with us, James and Bob!

All the best.
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TwoBigCats
Gosh, can I just start out by saying, I want a cat just like Bob.
James has hard a rough life, and he turned to drugs to help cope. Living his life as a street musician. Coming home one night he spots a roughed up cat on a neighbors mat. Thinking nothing of it, really, he goes into his apartment for the night. Only the cat is there the next night, and the next.
James takes the cat around to the neighbors looking for the owner, but finds none. So James take the cat home, feeds him, and cleans a wound he notices the cat has. James takes him to a vet and gets medication that the cat has to take for a few days so the cat gets to stay. Then the cat gets a name, Bob.
James doesn't want to get attached thinking that Bob will want to return to the streets, only Bob doesn't seem to want to. Then Bob starts joining him at work. A few things happen, I don't want to spoil anything, and James realizes that he and Bob are in this together, he is responsible for another life, and he starts to turn his life around.
This is a beautiful true story of a man, and a cat, getting there second chances in life. And James realizes he needs Bob as much as Bob needs him. They are comfort, friends, soul mates, and this us there story.
Fantastic
A truly lovely story about who really saved who. I loved every minute of it and highly recommend this book.