4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Humor, Dec 4 2008
By Beatrice Baiyul - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kick Litter: Nine-Step Program for Recovering Litter Addicts [With Poster] (Paperback)
Kick Litter is a deceptively simple book. What starts out as a joke book -- something you might buy in a novelty store -- instantly becomes something much more. The title tells us the main premise, which is that cats have to kick the litter habit ... and this book absolutely fulfills its promise of giving us the complete method for toilet training any cat...
But immediately we recognize that DiCarlo has something else for us. A pair of seductive characters that remind us very cleverly, and charmingly, of the conflicting tendencies in human addictions. If you don't have cats, you'll wish you did. If you do have cats -- well, don't read this book around them; they'll see it in your face that you wish you had *these* cats. The language and the illustrations are part of the addiction, I think ... A.A. Milne comes to mind.
This isn't really a book about animals though, it's a marvellous little poem of words and image. Perhaps it would be too much to say that it's a microcosm of post-humanist philosophy. Ok, yeah, that's too much. But I predict that like Pooh, but maybe in a more kitschy way, "Kick Litter" will sprout a number of imitators, and eventually a fondness for spin-offs that find the stuff of life in these admirable and noble little self-help characters.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny book, Nov 30 2008
By Dr Bruce Wayne - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kick Litter: Nine-Step Program for Recovering Litter Addicts [With Poster] (Paperback)
Really funny book that I couldn't put down. I got it for a gift and of course read it before I wrapped it. Got book within a week even though Amazon website said 4-7 weeks?? I really liked all of the innuendos the cats make through out the book. The two cats have diametric personalities that are hilarious. OK artwork. I like the dust cover/poster idea for the book. Definitely recommend.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good yucks, and no more yuck!, Dec 10 2008
By Luke Andrews "Luke Andrews" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kick Litter: Nine-Step Program for Recovering Litter Addicts [With Poster] (Paperback)
I thought this book was hilarious! It's a great-looking, entertaining, anthropomorphic romp that just happens to provide the blueprint for toilet training cats, and saving tons of money on litter and cleaning! The cover looks like Pink Panther but inside are photos of two real cats Cooper and Moxie who narrate the story like they're
really struggling with their "addiction to litter."
I bought one for my Grandmother-in-law, and she loved it, too. She's kicking herself for not helping her cats "kick litter" sooner!