The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Our silver van was like a magic carriage. Every time I got into it, it carried me to a place I'd never been before. At the moment, we were without a doubt the greatest travelers in the world. And I was the world's greatest travelling cat.

I don't really know how to write this review. Anything I say about it beyond the superficial summary you can find here or on the book's back cover would spoil things that I think shouldn't be spoiled. Nana's no-nonsense view of the world, so typical for a cat, was really the best vehicle for a story of closure like this. Their Japan-hopping tour of Satoru's friends was extremely satisfying from a storytelling perspective; each friend had just a little more to add to Satoru's personality and past that made me want to keep reading in a way that a book hasn't in a long time.

Funny, bittersweet, sad, this book hit all the right notes for me. Books don't make me cry ever, and this one did. An easy add to my favorite physical books shelf where space is at a premium.