A review by Gabriella Year 7
Bob No Ordinary Cat is a book about a
homeless musician, James Bowen, who finds a street cat named Bob. Together they
change both of their lives. James didn’t
have much money; he only had about £30 with him. It was hard for him to look only after
himself for at first he didn’t take Bob (busking) with him. But then he gave Bob a chance and together
they made their way to the top, earning more money.This book is really sweet. I like it because it tells you everything about real, true friendship. It doesn’t matter if your friend is black or white, animal or human; it is about knowing who your friends really are. It’s also about trust. Bob trusted James and it’s about how they were helping each other in hard moments. I liked the book because for me it was an amazing, true story and I was amazed by how intelligent the cat was. I loved the end of the story and how James finds out that Bob is famous on YouTube and millions of people know Bob. I love how at the end the lady asks if he plans to write a book about Bob. He wrote a book and it’s really famous, that’s how true friendship brought James and Bob to the top.
Bob
No Ordinary Cat
A review by Cheyanne Year 9
A review by Cheyanne Year 9
It
all started when this cat was poorly and sitting in front of a doorway in James’
flat. The man saw it was ill and knocked
on the door one day to ask if the cat had belonged to them, but they said
no. The man then took the cat and helped
it by taking the tom cat to the vet to make sure he didn’t have any diseases or
major wounds apart from the one on its leg which eventually healed.
James
then took care of the cat and became its owner. James does regular busking around Covent
Garden to earn money because since everything that has happened in his past he
couldn’t get a proper job. Ever since he
got the cat he follows James everywhere, on buses and even to work. But since he has been following him to work
he has been interacting with people and getting a lot of money more than he
will get in a week, in a day. Because
now James gets a lot of money he has a special collar just for Bob so he won’t
get lost in the crowd.
My
favourite part of the book is when ‘Bob’ follows James to work every morning
and helps him raise money to buy things that he hasn’t brought before. I recommend this book because it is very
emotional and when you start reading the book you just want to find out
more. Such as how he can manage bringing
the cat to work with him every morning and how he can buy so many things for
the cat but barely anything for himself. For anyone who likes cats or emotional stories
I think this would be a really good book.
