now i'll try to clarify how impressed I am

its a story about frendship

humanism
going up and down
care
busking

kindness
tolerance
fun
drugs addiction
patience
London
selfimprovement
personality
hope..

LIFE with all it's obsticles, possibilities and unexpected miracles








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Englishmen are nice!... to animals

I probably exaggerated the heading but one could notice their indifference toward a busker. Even if you like the music you hear there's no reason to stop.. in most cases. That's what I saw. But when Bob came to James' life everybody tuned to him and couldn't stop making compliments to him. So the conclusion is if you're a person with life troubles you can overcome it somehow or just take care of yourself but if you're appeared to be a sweet ginger cat full of health you'll attract as many people as there will be passers by. They'll feed you and make some sweet things to your honor.

We can also see Londoners and their everyday life. They travel on metro or bus going to the same shops and bakeries reading a newspaper.The breakfasts author prepares and the goods he buys shows some food habbits. Their clothes are shown in details by J.Bowen. And when he speaks about his family we can see some aspects the prevate life of Englishmen in general.
I found it funny that the biggest tips friends got were from the American couple..
Their social helping system is also fine according to the book.There are some hospitals for poor people or animals as well as the oppotunities to get the job( having great intention and will). It seemed to me that if you have no money nobody would send you home.. hospital staff will make concession and you'll be allowed to pay tater or partially or even assist them a bit.

what I would ask James Bowen if I could.....

almost nothing..

and these are some reasons:

first - as it's all truth there can't be any logical mistakes or gaps vice versa many moments and adjectives repeated too many times. But its not a reason to blame the author. For me it's a question of experience and the manners in our "fast moving" life.

second - I'd ask some questions of probable decisions:

1) what if Bob's owners came to pick him up in a month after you took him?would you just give him back? Would you reproach them in carelessness or absentmindnness?

2) what if Bob was completely lost after the situation in the metro(he was frietened and run away)? How would you try to find him? Posters? Police? 

3) What if Bob can speak what would you ask him?

What's his life story? Why did he choose you? Did he understand how he saved your life?

4) Have you ever been jelouse because of attention Bob gets easily unlike you?

OMG.. I see how cruel my questions are but with all my respect to the author I'd really ask them..

my own answers:
1)I would never give him back cause they didn't even care about the chip I gave him and of course about his health and the state he has been in when I found Bob on the stairs fly.
2) I would go to the reporters made them to do an announcement and found him with people's help.and posters are very helpful, in my opinion.
3)What's his life story? Why did he choose you? Did he understand how he saved your life? all that!!There are no doubts.. we would sit on the sofa discussin it as real old spots. 

<:*review of review*:>

  4 of 5 starsPlease don't think me churlish, but I will kick off by saying that this book is not terribly well crafted - it's repetitive and poorly copy edited. So, if you're snobby about writing, I suggest you give it a miss. That said, it'll be your loss, as it is a heartwarming book with an important message, for reasons other than its prose.

Bowen describes how he was `invisible' when he was homeless, and the difference it made when he found Bob and took him busking with him. Suddenly people - the public - saw James, interacted with him, respected him. Having Bob humanised the man who was with him, and helped James turn his life around.

It echoes why this book matters: were it entitled `A Man Named James' I strongly suspect it would be invisible too. I doubt it would be published, let alone topping the bestseller charts, with James on TV sharing his experience. As a cat lover, it was Bob that made me gravitate to the story, and I'm sure I'm not alone (he is a particularly fine feline for all sorts of reasons) but there's so much more to this than fluff: through telling us about Bob, James is also able to share what it's like living on the streets, to busk, to sell the Big Issue and to come off drugs - all things most of us would otherwise shy away from reading about.

James Bowen isn't a writer, and he acknowledges at the end that he had some help in putting his story together anyway. But whilst A Streetcat Named Bob might not be great literature, it increases our understanding of people who often don't have a voice, and for that deserves its plaudits

А heartwarming tale with a message of hope (Daily Mail)

So, I'm agree with Sarah. The book is more a dairy than written masterpiece.

But me personally consider it as an advantage because from such a book I expect some kind, plain and emotional biography with some  artistic device of the happy and enthusiastic amateur author. His main signal he wanted to give is how one living being can save another living being's life by simply appearing in it.

And of caurse the last paragraph of her mindful review atracted my attention.

The idea is so important.. The book really helps us to notice and to pay deserved interest to a person having no job. We can clearly understand what his life is like and how could he even rescue Bob(many employed people would never help a homeless animal just because). And you know, dear readers, our prejudices would lead us to the thought that a busker could have used attractive Bob to earn much money but there are many worthy people on the streets who are just got to that lamentable social position under the influence of circumstances.. 

And I would rate the book with 5 stars, by the way.

the film part!

Concerning the screening of the book I'm happy to say that for such autobiographical story there're no better actors than real ones! Where on Earth can you find another cat giving five..

To be serious I would like to mention that trere're pile of videos on youtube and instagram about James and Bob which were broadcast as an interview or just their street look while "working".

As for my own thoughts I can imagine a wonderful Christmas story about them. James' girlfriend chilling out at their place presenting a new wooden suit to Bob! And, of course, Bob trying to catch and "kill" all these supershiny lights attacking the Christmas tree. And some winter adventures. For example, James can forget Bob somewhere and make a lot of fun of it!

A letter to J.Bowen

Hi James,

 

Hope you're doing all right. 

I'm really impressed by your book. Though I know that I'm just one of thousands such exited people but I want to thank you as well. Sure you gave hope and poin to many souls of ordinary people.

moreover it's a great pleasure to see videos with you, guys on fb and Instagram. That was so touching the moment when you told about the guy thet recognized you from the Inet. I want to wish you two enourmous health and fun!

Your fan,

Polly

My own ending

Hi again!

To tell the truth having read till the middle of the story I couldn't help waiting for the moment he bocomes weathy because of his popularity and all that. I wanted him to continue dating with that girl and their moving to a cosy and sweet house full of lights. But it didn't work so it was a pitty at first. But then I realised that its fine and as it must be.. Evenn James wouldn't like to leave his place in Covent Garden where passers by know them well, film, feed them and present Bob wonderful hand-made wooden scarfs and shirts..


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