I was the cat

Paul Tobin, 1965-

Book - 2014

Allison Breaking is a talented journalist with her own blog and a lot of bills to pay, so when she receives an offer from a mysterious stranger named Burma to write his memoirs, it's an offer she can't refuse, not even with all the red flags popping up. But Burma is quite literally unlike any man Allison's ever known because he's a cat. And this cat has stories to tell about how he (over the course of a few lifetimes) has shaped the world -- and another, darker, story that Allison must risk all to uncover... a story of what this particular cat has been doing with the last of his nine lives.

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Genres
Graphic novels
Published
Portland, OR : Oni Press, Inc 2014.
Language
English
Main Author
Paul Tobin, 1965- (-)
Other Authors
Ben Dewey, 1980- (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
186 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781620101391
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

An intriguing premise-a cat tells tales of his nine lives and appearances through history-is undercut by slow pacing and a general lack of excitement. While the details of Tobin's (Bandette) the art are lovely, the overall experience of reading the book is unsatisfying... unless the reader is so cat crazy that any feline-centric story will do. Modern reporter (she blogs) Allison has been hired to write the memoirs of a rich stranger, who turns out to be the talking cat Burma. Sections recount Burma's stories about his time in ancient Egypt, as Puss in Boots, meeting Napoleon and U.S. Presidents, in World War I trenches, playing Cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's, and facing off with secret agents, all actions which represent attempts to take over the world. The history is interspersed with hints of a current conspiracy. In spite of all this material, the story is a chore to finish. There's an awful lot of dialogue that reveals very little: everyone rattles on telling what the art is already showing, and the historical digressions take much too long. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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