The Good, The Bad, and The Furry
Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends
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Narrated by:
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Mark Meadows
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Tom Cox
About this listen
Meet The Bear - a cat who carries the weight of the world on his furry shoulders, and whose wise, owl-like eyes seem to ask, Can you tell me why I am a cat, please?
Like many intellectuals, The Bear would prefer a life of quiet solitude with plenty of time to gaze forlornly into space and contemplate society's ills. Unfortunately he is destined to spend his days surrounded by felines of a significantly lower IQ....
RALPH: handsome, self-satisfied tabby, terrified of the clothes horse. SHIPLEY: mouthy hooligan and champion mouser, rendered insensible by being turned upside-down. ROSCOE: fiercely independent kitten, tormented by her doppelganger in the mirror. And then there's Tom, writing with his usual wit and charm about the unexpected adventures that go hand in hand with a life at the beck and call of four cats...or three cats and a sensitive poet who just happens to be a foot high and covered in fur.
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- lisalayers
- 06-07-15
Brilliantly hilarious
Absolutely brilliant book by the very funny Tom Cox, I very much enjoyed this and laughed out loud on the train listening to it on more than one occasion! I will definitely be getting his other books.
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- david
- 19-03-15
Funny and quirky
I love the cats of Tom Cox and the way he explains their individual personalities. Obviously the Bear is my favourite but Shipley's swearing makes me think that in another life I was a shouty cat, I'm certainly a shouty sweaty human. They all feel like old friends and I laughed and chuckled happily on the bus and while in bed so that the others and my husband now think I'm completely mad. Which is fine. May you disarm bus passengers too with your spontaneous chuckles.
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- Alison
- 20-03-18
One for cat lovers
I love cats and really enjoyed getting to know the feline characters in this book, especially The Bear. A lovely story well told, particularly Dad’s voice which made me laugh loud and often. A delight.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-10-15
Just wonderful
A beautiful laugh out loud deeply poignant tale of life with cats, family and the country
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- Beccameriel
- 03-08-15
A cat book that's funny and smart
I hugely enjoy Tom Cox's articles, blogs and tweets about his sad cat and thought I'd give one of his books a try. I'm so glad that I did. I love cats but generally dislike things about cats, depicting cats or shaped like cats.Definitely one for everyone who thinks a book about cats is bound to be twee. This is so funny and genuinely heartwarming without being sentimental. I too now long to gaze into The Bear's eyes and have him read my soul.
Mark Meadows is great - I especially enjoy his interpretation of Tom's dad almost all of whom's utterances made me laugh out loud.
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- Laura Brown
- 22-02-20
Loved it
A must for all cat people & crazy cat ladies everywhere. Definitely recommend to all
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- Alison
- 04-10-23
Superb and v entertaining !
All cat owners will be able to relate to things in this . Made me laugh out loud lots of times- Narrator was perfect too as set the perfect picture for scenarios lol -more pls
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- elizabeth
- 29-10-16
The healing power of cats...
I loved this story, recognising as I did some of the traits of my own cats. The appearance of his father in the story truly enhanced it and I'm sure his phrase WOFAL (watch out for Fuckwits and Loonies) will stay with me for years. I listened to most of tis story the day my own father died and laughed out loud many times - believe me laughter is a great healer and this story is a real tonic.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-22
The Good, no bad and lots of furry
Tom Cox has a certain charm to his writing, a charm that’s very easy to lose yourself in like you’re reading a letter from an old and very good friend.
If you should be the type of person who likes hearing from old friends while they tell stories of cats, Dads without volume and the more idyllic aspects of life then this is the book for you.
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- "wolfsong12"
- 29-04-23
Simply brilliant!
Superb narration and wonderful writing. Moving and funny in equal measure. Best audiobook I’ve listened to all year :)
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