The Nine Lives of Algernon
John Jenkins Espey
Capra Press
Fiction, CH? General Fiction/Humor
Themes: Anthropomorphism, Fables, Felines
***
Description
When Algernon came into this world, he was given a name and nine lives, to do with as he wished. Determined that he will be a famous cat someday, Algie dedicates each life to a new, ambitious endeavor.
Review
A quick read, this book tries too hard to be clever. Algernon's world inexplicably bleeds over into human interests - at one point he studies French and converses freely with scientists, while remaining oddly ignorant about the world as a whole - which stretches the premise a little too thin. Still, it has a few amusing moments, and it's fairly benign.