Rating: Summary: Review Review: An astonishing peice of work, I recomend it to all cat lovers!
Rating: Summary: The Best Book I've ever read, besides Harry Potter Review: This book is amazing, I've read it countless amount of times. I wish Tad Williams would make a sequal. He does a great job telling how the cats feel, and how they see the world. This book is simply amazing
Rating: Summary: I worship Tangaloor. Review: Should Tad Williams happen, through some twist of chance, to read this: I am begging you. Please, write a sequel! Or at least another book set in this word? Or even just an itty bitty short story? Please? Pretty please?Alas. I doubt at this point one is forthcoming. I wish I could forget this book at the flick of a switch-- so I could read it again over and over for the first time. Not that I don't love reading it for a second and third. This book is great. For all the Watership Down and Redwall type fans out there, not reading this book is inexcusable. For everyone else, it's still an amazing find. It's a book that younger readers could do just fine with, but loses nothing for adult readers.
Rating: Summary: ? Review: This book was great. Buy it only if you have some interest at all in cats, and know a bit about them. You'll have to know what catmint is, have some info on cat behavior, and a lot more feline-related info. I happened to like it because I like cats, but my ailurophobic teacher probably would have hated it.
Rating: Summary: Not as gripping as expected. Review: This is the story of a young ginger tomcat named Fritti Tailchaser. When Hushpad his fiancée mysteriously disappears, he goes to see the Elders. Many strange things have indeed happened lately and a group of valiant cats are elected to leave and seek help at the Court of Harar. But Fritti's too young, and he's left behind. Restless, he sets out on a quest of his own to rescue his friend. As he makes his way in the Old Woods, encountering all sorts of animals, helping a fox and sealing a pact with squirrels, he hears more and more rumours of tyrannic cat-shaped, red-clawed beasts devastating the land. Luckily he'll also join up with Pouncequick, a small kitten from home who had lost his way in the forest, and meet the senile Eatbugs and a pack of cats who set out to help him. What he doesn't know yet is that at the end of the road lies the nightmarish mound of Vastnir, source of all evil. Even though it is a nice story, halfway between a fantasy and a fable, I am sad to admit that Tailchaser's Song failed to hold my attention, and I often found my thoughts wandering while I was reading.
Rating: Summary: Redefined Fantasy Review: I read this book first in the third grade. Every time I have sat down and re-read it since then, I always discover something new. This is my favorite story, simply because it is not your typical fantasy novels. There are no elves or shape-shifting people, but in the world of Tailchaser, the cats themselves have the empire. Well written and crafted, I would recommend this for fantasy and adventure readers everywhere.
Rating: Summary: I love it! Review: Tailchaser's Song is one of my very fav books! ^_^ It's the story of a young ginger tom, Fritti Tailchaser, who imbarks on a journey to rescue his friend Hushpad. The novel was rather grim at parts (the "cat hell" has a way of doing that to you), but I loved every bit of it anyway! If you loved Watership Down, or Gabreal King's novels, don't hesitate to pick this one up.
Rating: Summary: Definately one of the best Review: I was given this book to read in my 8th grade english class, and read it in about 3 days. I then badgered my mother until she went out a bought me the book to have. I have read the book an uncountable number of times, and now, 13 years later, I'm on my 3rd or 4th copy (duct tape just looks funny on the spine!). The only other book I've worn out like that is Watership Down, which my aforementioned teacher suggested after my love of this book. Tailchaser's Song is an extremely well written, but definately not for those who don't like cats. The way the characters come together, and the journey that Friti takes draw you in until you find it's 3am, and you need to be to work in a few hours! The way that Mr. Williams handles the other animals in the story is impressive as well. I could actually hear the squirrels' conversations with the main character! Mr. Williams has obviously paid much attention to detail when it comes to portraying all the characters in the story. The irony of the ending made me sit and think about how things can take such a strange turn, and how things aren't always what they seem. A must read for anyone that liked Watership Down, is an animal lover, or lover of fantasy!
Rating: Summary: Perfect for the cat-lovers soul Review: As I was browsing the book store one day, searching for something to read over vacation, I came upon this book. Surely, the cat on the cover intrigued me and so did the wording on the back. Flipping through the pages, the detailed explanation of different words in the cat 'language' as well as a list of some of the more creative names for cats, dogs, and squirrels finally made me buy the book. And after reading it I was very much hooked upon furry fantasy and have since read most anything I could get my hands on. The storyline keeps you hooked as you see through the eyes of Fritti Tailchaser, a tom cat living at the outskirts of the city that embarks on an adventure filled quest to find his beloved Hushpad. The cat personalities are totally believable and you'll find yourself wondering if this sort of world actually does exist somewhere out there with all the stray cats of the world. Ever wonder why your cat circles three times before laying down? What do they think about us humans? How do they percieve the world around them and how it came about? Tad Williams enchanting tale answers all of these in a wonderful fantasy story that I recommend to most anyone.
Rating: Summary: (follow-up) Absolutely Amazing. Review: I wrote a review on this book all of five minutes ago and I was so excited about commending my "favorite of all books" that I realized I had forgotten a crutial part of the book; the ending. I was absolutely enthralled with the story and I loved it dearly all the way up to the very ending. The story has a complete and unexpected twist and feels like it comes to a screeching halt. This made me feel very sad and angry. Later, however, after a few days of pondering I realized that the ending dosen't hurt the story, it strengthens it by offering advice to Tailchaser that we can all use. I can't say what the advice is or what exacly happens because I'd be giving it away, but I have to say to all readers; please keep an open mind and don't judge the book by its silly names or its "un-orthodox" ending. Just try to see why it can relate to us. This book can be loved by children and adults alike, so I say give it a try.
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