Bad Cat

I bought nine copies to give out at Christmas time. This is a perfect stocking stuffer or general gift idea. This book had me laughing so much I had to put it down because my sides were hurting. This is for people who love or even (dare I say) hate cats.

My neighbors came over with this book in hand. They were laughing so hard I gaped at them nonplussed. When they left I looked up the book online and found it was nominated for the Quill Award. (Jon Stewart from the Daily Show won.) I picked up a copy of the book at a local bookstore and I'm so glad I did. No, it's not about the feline mystique, a sour reviewer's complaint. But, Bad Cat is a gem in disguise. The book is about Jim Edgar's edgy, goofy, Far Side sense of humor. I celebrate it! The quirky, offbeat photographs make the captions all the more hilarious. I even keep a copy in my car. Edgar is a genius at whacky, unconventional humor. Thank you for riotous laughter!

My wife is one of those deluded "cat persons." If anything ever happens to me, she'll be the senile old widow who lives in a filthy bungalow with 237 cats, dies, and gets eaten by them. I'm a dog person, the kind of fellow who likes jokes about using the cat to mop out the toilet. Yet, WE BOTH LOVE THIS BOOK. That says it all. Love cats or hate 'em, you will adore this volume. It's fun. creative, and well-assembled. GO GET IT--NOW!!!!! It will make a nice gift for anybody!

This is not your average "oh isn't that sleeping kitty precious" book. This collection of cat candids explores the very depth of the charming malevolence and contempt exhibited by all felines. Each page has a hysterical photograph of a cat exhibiting his or her true personality, a caption/quote from the cat, the cat's name and age, and the cat's hobby. After the photographs themselves, the captions and hobbies are the funniest parts of the book. This book is for any cat lover who loves the fact that their cat isn't the personality-less slobbering sycophant (like dogs can be) and suspects that their cat really does dream about big things like, say, taking over the world or committing acts of mass destruction just for the heck of it. I know my cats sure do. It's hard to read this book without laughing like a moron, so keep that in mind. So far, I have bought three copies to give as gifts, and I'm already planning on buying more. I don't know how the author (who doesn't actually own any cats of his own) can capture the thoughts of the cats so well, but he certainly seems to be able to read their minds. This book was assembled of owner-submitted pictures by the webmaster of the www.mycathatesyou.com website. Anyone left wanting more after reading "Bad Cat" should check out this site.