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This is a good introduction to Japanese horror and provided a lot of detail on the history of the cat myths as well as example stories. The illustrations were also nice.
3/5 read for good history of mythology but don‘t expect a lot of lyricism in the tales.
I finally started unpacking all of the little treasure for my living room!

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I loved learning about the supernatural cats of Japan. Most are super creepy, all are interesting. Each chapter focuses on one supernatural cat, going into different versions/historical origins. In between, are various tales, articles, and short essays about each kind of cat. I especially loved all of the Japanese prints depicting the cats throughout the book. Anyone who loves cats or who‘s interested in Japanese culture would appreciate this.

I was reading an article about “cursed books” and this was mentioned (as a recommendation to read up on one of the cursed books topics, not as one of the actual cursed books lol). I was intrigued so I looked it up and got myself a copy.